| Name | CVE-2016-2336 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ruby2.1 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.1.5-2+deb8u13 | fixed |
| ruby2.3 (PTS) | stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 2.3.3-1+deb9u11 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| ruby2.1 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
| ruby2.3 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- ruby2.3 <not-affected> (Windows-specific)
- ruby2.1 <not-affected> (Windows-specific)
Vulnerable win32ole ruby extension not included in binary packages, specific to Windows
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0029/