Multiple integer overflows in the rb_str_buf_append function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22, and 1.9.0 before 1.9.0-2 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unknown vectors that trigger memory corruption, a different issue than CVE-2008-2663, CVE-2008-2664, and CVE-2008-2725. NOTE: as of 20080624, there has been inconsistent usage of multiple CVE identifiers related to Ruby. This CVE description should be regarded as authoritative, although it is likely to change.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1612-1 New ruby1.8 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1618-1 New ruby1.9 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-2657 Multiple integer overflows in the rb_str_buf_append function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22, and 1.9.0 before 1.9.0-2 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unknown vectors that trigger memory corruption, a different issue than CVE-2008-2663, CVE-2008-2664, and CVE-2008-2725. NOTE: as of 20080624, there has been inconsistent usage of multiple CVE identifiers related to Ruby. This CVE description should be regarded as authoritative, although it is likely to change.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-621-1 Ruby vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
http://blog.phusion.nl/2008/06/23/ruby-186-p230187-broke-your-app-ruby-enterprise-edition-to-the-rescue/ cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30802 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30831 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30867 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30875 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30894 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31062 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31181 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31256 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33178 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.429562 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163 cve-icon cve-icon
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/6/21/multiple-ruby-security-vulnerabilities cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0206 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1612 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1618 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:140 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:141 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:142 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.matasano.com/log/1070/updates-on-drew-yaos-terrible-ruby-vulnerabilities/ cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0561.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/157034 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/06/20/arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerabilities/ cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.rubyinside.com/june-2008-ruby-security-vulnerabilities-927.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493688/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29903 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020347 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-621-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1907/references cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.zedshaw.com/rants/the_big_ruby_vulnerabilities.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43345 cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2626 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2662 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11601 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2662 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00937.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:05:30.275Z

Reserved: 2008-06-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-2662

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-06-24T19:41:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-2662

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-06-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-2662 - Bugzilla

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