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CVE-2009-4124

N/A
Published: December 11, 2009 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRuby

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (6)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/37660
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
Source: [email protected]
http://www.osvdb.org/60880
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2009/12/07/heap-overflow-in-string/
VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37278
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3471
VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54674

CVSS

10HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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