VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-2336

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability3.36%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-01-06

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Type confusion exists in two methods of Ruby's WIN32OLE class, ole_invoke and ole_query_interface. Attacker passing different type of object than this assumed by developers can cause arbitrary code execution.

Primary references

cret@cert.org — Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory