CVE-2016-2336 (GCVE-0-2016-2336)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-06 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:24
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- type confusion
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-20… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
Date Public
2016-06-14 00:00
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