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CVE-2018-1000201 (ffi): ruby-ffi DDL loading issue on Windows OS

ADVISORIES

GEM

ffi

SEVERITY

CVSS v3.x: 7.8 (High)

CVSS v2.0: 6.8 (Medium)

PATCHED VERSIONS

  • >= 1.9.24

DESCRIPTION

ruby-ffi version 1.9.23 and earlier has a DLL loading issue which can be hijacked on Windows OS, when a Symbol is used as DLL name instead of a String This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in v1.9.24 and later.

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