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CVE-2017-16229: Out-of-bounds Read

February 26, 2018 (updated October 3, 2019)

In the Ox gem for Ruby, a segmentation fault can be triggered by supplying a specially crafted input to parse_obj.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16229

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Affected versions

Version 2.8.1

Fixed versions

  • 2.8.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.8.2 or above.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Source file

gem/ox/CVE-2017-16229.yml

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