{"cve":"CVE-2015-7551","nvd":{"published":"2016-03-24T01:59:03.370","modified":"2026-06-17T00:32:44.063","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.4},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=796344","http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=796551","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html","http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76060"],"products":["apple:mac_os_x","ruby-lang:ruby"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-7551","score":0.005,"percentile":0.42839,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}