CVE-2016-2336
Publication date 6 January 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ruby2.3 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Notes
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
9.8 · Critical
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |