Description
The Fiddle::Handle implementation in ext/fiddle/handle.c in Ruby before 2.0.0-p648, 2.1 before 2.1.8, and 2.2 before 2.2.4, as distributed in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 and other products, mishandles tainting, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted string, related to the DL module and the libffi library. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2009-5147 regression.
Published: 2016-03-24
Score: 8.4 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-7465 The Fiddle::Handle implementation in ext/fiddle/handle.c in Ruby before 2.0.0-p648, 2.1 before 2.1.8, and 2.2 before 2.2.4, as distributed in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 and other products, mishandles tainting, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted string, related to the DL module and the libffi library. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2009-5147 regression.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3365-1 Ruby vulnerabilities
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00167}

epss

{'score': 0.00163}


Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X
Redhat Rhel Software Collections
Ruby-lang Ruby
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:51:28.515Z

Reserved: 2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-7551

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-03-24T01:59:03.370

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-7551

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2009-05-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-7551 - Bugzilla

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