CVE-2009-4124

CVSS V2 High 10 CVSS V3 None

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the rb_str_justify function in string.c in Ruby 1.9.1 before 1.9.1-p376 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving (1) String#ljust, (2) String#center, or (3) String#rjust. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2009-4124

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2009-12-11T16:30:00

Last Modified Date
2017-08-17T01:31:27

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-119	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:-p0::::::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:-p129::::::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:-p243::::::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:-preview_1::::::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:-preview_2::::::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:-rc1::::::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:-rc2::::::	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
10

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
10

Impact Score
10

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2009/12/07/heap-overflow-in-string/	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/60880
http://secunia.com/advisories/37660	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3471	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37278
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54674

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4124
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4124

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 08:59:42				Added to TrackCVE