CVE-2008-2725 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the rb_ary_splice and rb_ary_replace functions within various versions of Ruby, including 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before p231, 1.8.6 before p230, and 1.8.7 before p22. This flaw can lead to memory corruption and affects distributions like Canonical and Debian Linux, as well as Ruby itself. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially resulting in a complete loss of availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.8.5, < 1.8.5.231CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.8.6, < 1.8.6.230CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.8.7, < 1.8.7.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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