cve/2015/CVE-2015-7551.md

CVE-2015-7551

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.

POC

Reference

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Github

• https://github.com/RubyOnWorld/ruby-audit
• https://github.com/civisanalytics/ruby_audit
• https://github.com/jeffreyc/ruby_audit
• https://github.com/vpereira/CVE-2009-5147