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| Entered | Topic |
|---|---|
| 2009-12-09 | ruby -- heap overflow vulnerability |
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| Type | Candidate |
| Name | CVE-2009-4124 |
| Phase | Assigned(20091130) |
Heap-based buffer overflow in the rb_str_justify function in string.c in Ruby 1.9.1 before 1.9.1-p376 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving (1) String#ljust, (2) String#center, or (3) String#rjust. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
| Source | Reference |
|---|---|
| CONFIRM | http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2009/12/07/heap-overflow-in-string/ |
| BID | 37278 |
| OSVDB | 60880 |
| SECUNIA | 37660 |
| VUPEN | ADV-2009-3471 |
| XF | ruby-rbstrjustify-bo(54674) |
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