9.8crit
CVE-2016-2336
Type confusion exists in two methods of Ruby's WIN32OLE class, ole_invoke and ole_query_interface.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.4%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Ruby Ruby
References
- talosintelligence.com /reports/TALOS-2016-0029/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-2336
- NVD: CVE-2016-2336
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