CVE-2015-7551

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

0.50% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 42.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2016-03-24 01:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 07:51Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2015-09-29

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
• CWE-267Privilege Defined With Unsafe ActionsBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

657c20e3c6a35ceb630f6a04d3c76fb23cb4856089ab64136c9e02cf2fbb6364

• lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
• people.canonical.comhttps://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-7551.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206167x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/339e11a7f178312d937b7c95dd3115ce7236597ax_refsource_CONFIRM
• bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=796344x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.ruby-lang.orghttps://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2015/12/16/unsafe-tainted-string-usage-in-fiddle-and-dl-cve-2015-7551/x_refsource_CONFIRM
• bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=796551x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
• puppet.comhttps://puppet.com/security/cve/ruby-dec-2015-security-fixesx_refsource_CONFIRM
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:0583https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• www.securityfocus.com76060http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76060vdb-entryx_refsource_BID