CVE-2017-16229 describes a stack-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the Ox gem 2.8.1 for Ruby, specifically within the read_from_str function when processing crafted input via sax_parse. This flaw can lead to a denial of service (crash) on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and user interaction (UI:R) to exploit, but has a high impact on availability (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ox_project:ox:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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