VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-2336
Attacker passing different type of object than this assumed by developers can cause arbitrary code execution.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.29%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Type confusion exists in two methods of Ruby's WIN32OLE class, ole_invoke and ole_query_interface. Attacker passing different type of object than this assumed by developers can cause arbitrary code execution.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.29% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ruby-lang/ruby
- Source
- cret@cert.org
References
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0029/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0029/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.