---
cve: "CVE-2015-7551"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "50%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2016-03-24 01:59:03"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-08T03:19:52+02:00"
---

# CVE-2015-7551

> 3.1 LOW · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

The Fiddle::Handle implementation in ext/fiddle/handle.c in Ruby before 2.0.0-p648, 2.1 before 2.1.8, and 2.2 before 2.2.4, as distributed in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 and other products, mishandles tainting, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted string, related to the DL module and the libffi library.  NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2009-5147 regression.

## Referenzen

- <http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html>
- <https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-7551.html>
- <https://support.apple.com/HT206167>
- <https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/339e11a7f178312d937b7c95dd3115ce7236597a>
- <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=796344>
- <https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2015/12/16/unsafe-tainted-string-usage-in-fiddle-and-dl-cve-2015-7551/>
- <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=796551>
- <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html>
- <https://puppet.com/security/cve/ruby-dec-2015-security-fixes>
- <https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76060>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2015-7551) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_