high
7.8
CWE
399
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2008-2664

First published: Tue Jun 24 2008(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Ruby<=1.8.4
Ruby>1.8.5<1.8.5.231
Ruby>=1.8.6<1.8.6.230
Ruby>=1.8.7<1.8.7.22
Ruby>=1.9.0<1.9.0.2
Debian GNU/Linux=4.0
Ubuntu Linux=6.06
Ubuntu Linux=7.04
Ubuntu Linux=7.10
Ubuntu Linux=8.04
Debian=4.0
Ubuntu=6.06
Ubuntu=7.04
Ubuntu=7.10
Ubuntu=8.04

Remedy

http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/06/20/arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerabilities/

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-2664?

    CVE-2008-2664 is considered to have moderate severity due to potential memory corruption that could lead to application crashes.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-2664?

    To fix CVE-2008-2664, you should upgrade Ruby to a version later than 1.8.7-p22 or 1.9.0-2.

  • Which versions of Ruby are affected by CVE-2008-2664?

    CVE-2008-2664 affects Ruby versions 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.

  • Is CVE-2008-2664 related to any other vulnerabilities?

    CVE-2008-2664 is a different issue than CVE-2008-2662 and should be addressed independently.

  • What type of attack is associated with CVE-2008-2664?

    CVE-2008-2664 allows context-dependent attackers to trigger memory corruption via unspecified vectors related to the alloca function.

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