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    CVE-2016-2337

    Type confusion exists in _cancel_eval Ruby's TclTkIp class method. Attacker passing different type of object than String as "retval" argument can cause arbitrary code execution.

    Published:Jun 14, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jan 6, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.01176
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ruby-lang
    Product
    Ruby

    Exploits

    http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0031/http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0031/

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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