DLL Loading Issue Affecting ffi package, versions <1.9.24


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.07% (30th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RUBY-FFI-22037
  • published 28 Jun 2018
  • disclosed 22 Jun 2018
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade ffi to version 1.9.24 or higher.

Overview

ffi is a ruby extension for programmatically loading dynamic libraries, binding functions within them, and calling those functions from Ruby code.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to DLL Loading Issue on Windows OS, when a Symbol is used as DLL name instead of a String.

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