VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-1000201
ruby-ffi version 1.9.23 and earlier has a DLL loading issue which can be hijacked on Windows OS, when a Symbol is used as DLL name instead of a String This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in v1.9.24 and later.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
ruby-ffi version 1.9.23 and earlier has a DLL loading issue which can be hijacked on Windows OS, when a Symbol is used as DLL name instead of a String This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in v1.9.24 and later.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.35% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- ruby-ffi project/ruby-ffi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/ffi/ffi/commit/09e0c6076466b4383da7fa4e13f714311109945aPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ffi/ffi/commit/e0fe486df0e117ed67b0282b6ada04b7214ca05cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ffi/ffi/commit/09e0c6076466b4383da7fa4e13f714311109945aPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ffi/ffi/commit/e0fe486df0e117ed67b0282b6ada04b7214ca05cPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.