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Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-2336: Ruby 2.3.1-r0 - Multiple vulnerabilities

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-2336: Ruby 2.3.1-r0 - Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/06/2017
Created
05/08/2019
Added
05/08/2019
Modified
05/08/2019

Description

Type confusion exists in two methods of Ruby's WIN32OLE class, ole_invoke and ole_query_interface. Attacker passing different type of object than this assumed by developers can cause arbitrary code execution.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-ruby

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