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CVE-2016-2338

CVSS 9.8 CRITICALEPSS 91%CWE-787

An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the Psych::Emitter start_document function of Ruby. In Psych::Emitter start_document function heap buffer "head" allocation is made based on tags array length. Specially constructed object passed as element of tags array can increase this array size after mentioned allocation and cause heap overflow.

Published 2022-09-29 · last modified 2026-06-17

details

CISA KEV status
Not in catalog
CVSS v3
9.8 / CRITICAL
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
91% percentile (score 0.0464)
CWE
CWE-787
OTX pulses
0 total, 0 recent

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  • Bluesky:@cyberhub.blog
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