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CVE-2008-2725 Integer overflow in the (1) rb_ary_splice function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, and 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22; and (2) the rb_ary_replace function in 1.6.x...

HighCVSS 7.8 EPSS 3.7%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

Integer overflow in the (1) rb_ary_splice function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, and 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22; and (2) the rb_ary_replace function in 1.6.x allows context-dependent attackers to trigger memory corruption via unspecified vectors, aka the "REALLOC_N" variant, a different issue than CVE-2008-2662, CVE-2008-2663, and CVE-2008-2664. NOTE: as of 20080624, there has been inconsistent usage of multiple CVE identifiers related to Ruby. The CVE description should be regarded as authoritative, although it is likely to change.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
ruby-lang ruby <= 1.8.4 No fix listed
ruby-lang ruby >= 1.8.5, < 1.8.5.231 1.8.5.231
ruby-lang ruby >= 1.8.6, < 1.8.6.230 1.8.6.230
ruby-lang ruby >= 1.8.7, < 1.8.7.22 1.8.7.22
debian linux = 4.0 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 6.06 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 7.04 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 7.10 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 8.04 No fix listed

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