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CVE-2016-2339

Description

An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the Fiddle::Function.new "initialize" function functionality of Ruby. In Fiddle::Function.new "initialize" heap buffer "arg_types" allocation is made based on args array length. Specially constructed object passed as element of args array can increase this array size after mentioned allocation and cause heap overflow. #### Bugs * <https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=851161> #### Notes Author| Note ---|--- [mdeslaur](<https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur>) | 2.3.0 and later not affected


Affected Package


OS OS Version Package Name Package Version
ubuntu upstream ruby1.8 any
ubuntu 14.04 ruby1.9.1 trusty was released [1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.3]
ubuntu upstream ruby1.9.1 any
ubuntu 14.04 ruby2.0 trusty was released [2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.4]
ubuntu upstream ruby2.0 any
ubuntu upstream ruby2.3 any

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