Servers and applications
CVE-2008-2725
Integer overflow in the (1) rb_ary_splice function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, and 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22; and (2) the rb_ary_replace function in 1.6.x allows context-dependent attackers to trigger memory corruption via unspecified vectors, aka the "REALLOC_N" variant, a different issue than CVE-2008-2662, CVE-2008-2663, and CVE-2008-2664. NOTE:…
- Severity
- High 7.8
- Published
- 24 Jun 2008
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 21 Oct 2026
- Fixed in
- 1.8.5.231, 1.8.6.230, 1.8.7.22
- Exploit chance
- 3.7% in the next 30 daysHigher than 89% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Attack
- Over the network · No login needed
- Attacker can
- Take it down
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Sources
- NVD
Description
Integer overflow in the (1) rb_ary_splice function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, and 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22; and (2) the rb_ary_replace function in 1.6.x allows context-dependent attackers to trigger memory corruption via unspecified vectors, aka the "REALLOC_N" variant, a different issue than CVE-2008-2662, CVE-2008-2663, and CVE-2008-2664. NOTE: as of 20080624, there has been inconsistent usage of multiple CVE identifiers related to Ruby. The CVE description should be regarded as authoritative, although it is likely to change.
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
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RubyServers and applications · cpe:a:ruby-lang:ruby |
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