#VU87693 Out-of-bounds read in StringIO - CVE-2024-27280
Published: March 21, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87693
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27280
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
StringIO
StringIO
Software vendor:
Ruby
Ruby
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the "ungetbyte" and "ungetc" methods. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.