Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-7551

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 01:59:03
Updated 2018-03-28 01:29:03
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validationExecute codeDenial of service

Threat overview for CVE-2015-7551

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2015-7551
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2015-7551 1,523
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-7551

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.34%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 67 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2015-7551

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
4.6
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.9
6.4
 NIST
8.4
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.5
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2015-7551

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2015-7551

Products affected by CVE-2015-7551

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