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CVE-2016-2339

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CVE-2016-2339

Published: Jan 6, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the Fiddle::Function.new "initialize" function functionality of Ruby. In Fiddle::Function.new "initialize" heap buffer "arg_types" allocation is made based on args array length. Specially constructed object passed as element of args array can increase this array size after mentioned allocation and cause heap overflow.

VendorProductVersions

Ruby

Ruby

affected
2.3.0 dev
affected
2.2.2

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