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CVE-2016-2336

Type confusion exists in two methods of Ruby's WIN32OLE class, ole_invoke and ole_query_interface. Attacker passing diff

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.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.01274
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules3 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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ruby-lang rubyall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocwww.talosintelligence.com · TALOS-2016-0029www.talosintelligence.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumRuby on Rails Framework Exceptions
productmediumPotential Ruby Reverse Shell
productmediumRuby Inline Command Execution
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.0 · cret@cert.org
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Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD06 Jan 2017 · 09:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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