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CVE-2016-2337
Published: Jan 6, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Ruby | Ruby | affected 2.3.0 devaffected 2.2.2 |
Tcl | Tcl/Tk | affected 8.6 or later |
References
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0031/
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