ruby-ffi version 1.9.23 and earlier has a DLL loading issue which can be hijacked on Windows OS, when a Symbol is used as DLL name instead of a String This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in v1.9.24 and later
Published Jun 22, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.35%
Description
ruby-ffi version 1.9.23 and earlier has a DLL loading issue which can be hijacked on Windows OS, when a Symbol is used as DLL name instead of a String This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in v1.9.24 and later.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.9.23
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.35% (0.01351) | 70.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.35% (0.01351) | 67.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.24% (0.00237) | 44.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 32.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 30.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 6.70% (0.06701) | 83.28th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 6.70% (0.06701) | 83.12th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 6.70% (0.06701) | 91.08th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 6.70% (0.06701) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2gw2-8q9w-cw8p Advisory
- https://github.com/ffi/ffi/commit/09e0c6076466b4383da7fa4e13f714311109945a x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ffi/ffi/commit/e0fe486df0e117ed67b0282b6ada04b7214ca05c x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ffi/ffi/releases/tag/1.9.24
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/ffi/CVE-2018-1000201.yml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000201
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2gw2-8q9w-cw8p | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ffi/ffi/commit/09e0c6076466b4383da7fa4e13f714311109945a | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ffi/ffi/commit/e0fe486df0e117ed67b0282b6ada04b7214ca05c | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ffi/ffi/releases/tag/1.9.24 | ||
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/ffi/CVE-2018-1000201.yml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000201 |
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