// For flags

CVE-2008-2664

ruby: Unsafe use of alloca in rb_str_format()

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The rb_str_format function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22, and 1.9.0 before 1.9.0-2 allows context-dependent attackers to trigger memory corruption via unspecified vectors related to alloca, a different issue than CVE-2008-2662, CVE-2008-2663, and CVE-2008-2725. NOTE: as of 20080624, there has been inconsistent usage of multiple CVE identifiers related to Ruby. The CVE description should be regarded as authoritative, although it is likely to change.

La función rb_str_format en Ruby 1.8.4 y anteriores, 1.8.5 anterior a 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 anterior a 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 anterior a 1.8.7-p22 y 1.9.0 anterior a 1.9.0-2 permite a atacantes dependientes del contexto disparar una corrupción de memoria mediante vectores no especificados relacionados con alloca, un problema distinto a CVE-2008-2662, CVE-2008-2663 y CVE-2008-2725. NOTA: a fecha de 24-06-2008, ha habido un uso inconsistente de múltiples identificadores CVE relacionados con Ruby. La descripción CVE debe ser tomada como autorizada aunque probablemente cambie.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the Ruby interpreter and in Webrick, the webserver bundled with Ruby. Directory traversal vulnerability in WEBrick in Ruby 1.8 before 1.8.5-p115 and 1.8.6-p114, and 1.9 through 1.9.0-1, when running on systems that support backslash (\) path separators or case-insensitive file names, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via (1).%5c (encoded backslash) sequences or (2) filenames that match patterns in the :NondisclosureName option. Directory traversal vulnerability in WEBrick in Ruby 1.9.0 and earlier, when using NTFS or FAT filesystems, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary CGI files via a trailing (1) + (plus), (2) %2b (encoded plus), (3). (dot), (4) %2e (encoded dot), or (5) %20 (encoded space) character in the URI, possibly related to the WEBrick::HTTPServlet::FileHandler and WEBrick::HTTPServer.new functionality and the :DocumentRoot option. Multiple integer overflows in the rb_str_buf_append function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22, and 1.9.0 before 1.9.0-2 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unknown vectors that trigger memory corruption. Multiple integer overflows in the rb_ary_store function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, and 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unknown vectors. The rb_str_format function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22, and 1.9.0 before 1.9.0-2 allows context-dependent attackers to trigger memory corruption via unspecified vectors related to alloca. Integer overflow in the rb_ary_splice function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, and 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22 allows context-dependent attackers to trigger memory corruption via unspecified vectors, aka the REALLOC_N variant. Integer overflow in the rb_ary_splice function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22, and 1.9.0 before 1.9.0-2 allows context-dependent attackers to trigger memory corruption, aka the beg + rlen issue. Integer overflow in the rb_ary_fill function in array.c in Ruby before revision 17756 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a call to the Array#fill method with a start (aka beg) argument greater than ARY_MAX_SIZE. The updated packages have been patched to fix these issues.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-06-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-06-24 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-26 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CAPEC
References (42)
URL Tag Source
http://blog.phusion.nl/2008/06/23/ruby-186-p230187-broke-your-app-ruby-enterprise-edition-to-the-rescue Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30802 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30831 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30867 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30875 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30894 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31062 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31090 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31181 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31256 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33178 Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163 Third Party Advisory
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/6/21/multiple-ruby-security-vulnerabilities Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0206 Broken Link
http://www.matasano.com/log/1070/updates-on-drew-yaos-terrible-ruby-vulnerabilities Third Party Advisory
http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/157034 Third Party Advisory
http://www.rubyinside.com/june-2008-ruby-security-vulnerabilities-927.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493688/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29903 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020347 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1907/references Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references Third Party Advisory
http://www.zedshaw.com/rants/the_big_ruby_vulnerabilities.html Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43348 Third Party Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2626 Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9646 Signature
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Ruby-lang
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Ruby
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<= 1.8.4
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Ruby-lang
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Ruby
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> 1.8.5 < 1.8.5.231
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Ruby-lang
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Ruby
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>= 1.8.6 < 1.8.6.230
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Ruby-lang
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Ruby
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>= 1.8.7 < 1.8.7.22
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Ruby-lang
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Ruby
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>= 1.9.0 < 1.9.0.2
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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6.06
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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7.04
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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7.10
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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8.04
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