Is CVE-2008-2725 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 4%.

What products does CVE-2008-2725 affect?

Tracked products affected include Ruby, Ubuntu. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2725?

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

CVE-2008-2725

Q: What is CVE-2008-2725?

CVE-2008-2725 is a high-severity software vulnerability (CWE-189) with a CVSS score of 7.8. 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 t

HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · CWE-189

7.8CVSS HIGH

Summary

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.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges required—

User interaction—

Confidentiality impactNone

Integrity impactNone

Availability impact—

Exploit probability (EPSS)4%

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products we track (2)

Ruby Ubuntu

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

CVE-2008-2725

Summary

Impact & exploitability

Affected products we track (2)

Recommendation

Additional information