CVE catalog
CVE-2008-2662
ruby1.9 - several vulnerabilities
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.26% · Oct 25, 2026
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. ruby: Integer overflows in rb_str_buf_append()
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ruby1.9 | 4.0 | 1.9.0+20060609-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.9 | 4.0 | 1.9.0+20060609-1etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.9 | 4.0 | 1.9.0+20060609-1etch2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ruby1.9 | deb | 4.0 | 1.9.0+20060609-1etch2 | Not reported | DSA-1618-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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