CVE-2018-1000201

N/A

Published: June 22, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:32 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorRuby Ffi· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

Description

ruby-ffi version 1.9.23 and earlier has a DLL loading issue which can be hijacked on Windows OS, when a Symbol is used as DLL name instead of a String This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in v1.9.24 and later.

Affected

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

Ruby Ffi · Ruby Ffi Project

95%

v ≤ 1.9.23

microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Windows · Microsoft

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/ffi/ffi/commit/09e0c6076466b4383da7fa4e13f714311109945a

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/ffi/ffi/commit/e0fe486df0e117ed67b0282b6ada04b7214ca05c

CVSS

6.8MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: PARTIAL
Integrity: PARTIAL
Availability: PARTIAL

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-426

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