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CVE-2009-4124

Published: 11 December 2009

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
upstream says 1.8 is not affected

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
ruby1.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Not vulnerable

hardy Not vulnerable

intrepid Not vulnerable

jaunty Not vulnerable

karmic Not vulnerable

lucid Not vulnerable

maverick Not vulnerable

natty Not vulnerable

oneiric Not vulnerable

upstream Needs triage

ruby1.9
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
intrepid
Released (1.9.0.2-7ubuntu1.3)
jaunty
Released (1.9.0.2-9ubuntu1.2)
karmic
Released (1.9.0.5-1ubuntu1.2)
lucid
Released (1.9.0.5-1ubuntu2)
maverick Does not exist
(pulled 2010-07-27)
natty Does not exist
(pulled 2010-07-27)
oneiric Does not exist
(pulled 2010-07-27)
upstream Needed

ruby1.9.1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

intrepid Does not exist

jaunty Does not exist

karmic Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Not vulnerable
(1.9.1.376-1)
maverick Not vulnerable
(1.9.1.376-1)
natty Not vulnerable
(1.9.1.376-1)
oneiric Not vulnerable
(1.9.1.376-1)
upstream
Released (1.9.1.376)
Patches:
upstream: http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=26038
upstream: http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=26568