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GMS-2014-15: Remote code execution

July 10, 2014

The package lz4-ruby is vulnerable to an integer overflow attack. When certain payloads are processed, a pointer to an output buffer can be set to an address outside the output buffer. Since the attacker can specify exact offsets in memory, it is very easy to create a reliable Remote Code Execution exploit. 32bit variants of the package are critically affected. 64bit variants are deemed infeasible to exploit.

References

  • blog.securitymouse.com/2014/07/the-lz4-two-hour-challenge.html
  • github.com/komiya-atsushi/lz4-ruby/issues/9

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.3.3

Fixed versions

  • 0.3.3

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.3.3 or above.

Source file

gem/lz4-ruby/GMS-2014-15.yml

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