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CVE-2015-7551 Details

Description

The Fiddle::Handle implementation in ext/fiddle/handle.c in Ruby before 2.0.0-p648, 2.1 before 2.1.8, and 2.2 before 2.2.4, as distributed in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 and other products, mishandles tainting, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted string, related to the DL module and the libffi library. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2009-5147 regression.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.4 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=796344	CVE
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=796551	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html	CVE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583	CVE
https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/339e11a7f178312d937b7c95dd3115ce7236597a	CVE
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-7551.html	CVE
https://puppet.com/security/cve/ruby-dec-2015-security-fixes	CVE
https://support.apple.com/HT206167	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2015/12/16/unsafe-tainted-string-usage-in-fiddle-and-dl-cve-2015-7551/	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76060	CVE
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=796344	[email protected]
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=796551	[email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html	[email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583	[email protected]
https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/339e11a7f178312d937b7c95dd3115ce7236597a	[email protected]
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-7551.html	[email protected]
https://puppet.com/security/cve/ruby-dec-2015-security-fixes	[email protected]
https://support.apple.com/HT206167	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2015/12/16/unsafe-tainted-string-usage-in-fiddle-and-dl-cve-2015-7551/	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76060	[email protected]

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apple mac os x	<= 10.11.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
ruby-lang ruby	<= 2.0.0-p647 2.1.0 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.2.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 28, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 9, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 4, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 25, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Mar 25, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]