# CVE-2024-27280: A buffer-overread issue was discovered in StringIO 3.0.1, as distributed in Ruby 3.0.x through 3.0.6 and 3.1.x through 3.1.4.

- Also known as: GHSA-V5H6-C2HV-HV3R
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.1.1
- Published: 2024-05-08 · Updated: 2025-11-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- stringio (RubyGems): fixed in 3.0.1.1

## Description

A buffer-overread issue was discovered in StringIO 3.0.1, as distributed in Ruby 3.0.x through 3.0.6 and 3.1.x through 3.1.4. The ungetbyte and ungetc methods on a StringIO can read past the end of a string, and a subsequent call to StringIO.gets may return the memory value. 3.0.3 is the main fixed version; however, for Ruby 3.0 users, a fixed version is stringio 3.0.1.1, and for Ruby 3.1 users, a fixed version is stringio 3.0.1.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, stringio, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.1.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://hackerone.com/reports/1399856
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/03/21/buffer-overread-cve-2024-27280/

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