CVE-2016-2337

critical

Description

Type confusion exists in _cancel_eval Ruby's TclTkIp class method. Attacker passing different type of object than String as "retval" argument can cause arbitrary code execution.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-18

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00028.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91233

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-06

Updated: 2018-08-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical