CVE-2016-2336

Exp

Type confusion exists in two methods of Ruby's WIN32OLE class, ole_invoke and ole_query_interface. Attacker passing different type of object than this assumed by developers can cause arbitrary code execution.

Published: 2017-01-06 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-2336 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.26%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.99% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-2336

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-2336

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.27% 3.26% +1.99%
2 2025-12-28 1.08% 1.27% +0.20%
3 2025-12-27 — 1.08% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-2336

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-2336

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-2336

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2336
ubuntu medium CVE-2016-2336 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ruby2.3), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety): DNE 2, not-affected 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2336

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2016-2336

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/843.html">CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-2336

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ruby-lang ruby 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruby-lang ruby 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-2336

URL Tags
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0029/ Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence