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CVE-2016-2337 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00028.html CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-18 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91233 CVE
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0031/ CVEExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00028.html [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ruby-lang ruby
2.2.2
2.3.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-2337
NVD Published Date:
Jan 6, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]