CVE-2008-3657
published 2008-08-13CVE-2008-3657: The dl module in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p286, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p71, and 1.9 through r18423 does not check "taintness" of inputs, which…
PriorityP352high7.5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCPIPAP
EXPLOIT
EPSS
13.67%
96.0th percentile
The dl module in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p286, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p71, and 1.9 through r18423 does not check "taintness" of inputs, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe levels and execute dangerous functions by accessing a library using DL.dlopen.
Affected
11 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| ruby-lang | ruby | <= 1.8.5 | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | — | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | — | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | — | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | — | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | — | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | — | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | — | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | — | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | — | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu6.8MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Ruby vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2008-10-10·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2008-3790 [MEDIUM] Ruby vulnerabilities
Title: Ruby vulnerabilities
Summary: Ruby vulnerabilities
Akira Tagoh discovered a vulnerability in Ruby which lead to an integer
overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into running a
malicious script, an attacker could cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
invoking the program. (CVE-2008-2376)
Laurent Gaffie discovered that Ruby did not properly check for memory
allocation failures. If a user or automated system were tricked into
running a malicious script, an attacker could cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2008-3443)
Keita Yamaguchi discovered several safe level vulnerabilities in Ruby.
An attacker could use this to bypass intended access restrictions.
(CVE-2008-3655)
Keita Yamaguchi discovered that WEBrick in Ruby
Red Hat
ruby: missing "taintness" checks in dl module
vendor_redhat·2008-08-08·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2008-3657 [HIGH] ruby: missing "taintness" checks in dl module
ruby: missing "taintness" checks in dl module
The dl module in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p286, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p71, and 1.9 through r18423 does not check "taintness" of inputs, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe levels and execute dangerous functions by accessing a library using DL.dlopen.
GHSA
GHSA-5f6v-fgcw-j5px: The dl module in Ruby 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-02
CVE-2008-3657 [HIGH] CWE-20 GHSA-5f6v-fgcw-j5px: The dl module in Ruby 1
The dl module in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p286, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p71, and 1.9 through r18423 does not check "taintness" of inputs, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe levels and execute dangerous functions by accessing a library using DL.dlopen.
No detection rules found.
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2008-08-13
Published