---
title: "ruby-lang openssl vulnerabilities and CVEs"
url: https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/rubylang/openssl
type: product
description: "ruby-lang openssl has 2 published CVEs, 0 in CISA KEV and 1 with public exploits."
updated: 2018-11-16
source: RadicalNotion.AI
license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
---

# ruby-lang openssl vulnerabilities

Vendor: [ruby-lang](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/rubylang)

- **Published CVEs:** 2
- **In CISA KEV:** 0
- **With a public exploit:** 1
- **With a patch:** 2
- **Average CVSS:** 8.7
- **First CVE:** 2017-01-30
- **Latest CVE:** 2018-11-16

## Severity breakdown

| Severity | CVEs |
| --- | --- |
| Critical | 1 |
| High | 1 |
| Medium | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
| Unscored | 0 |

## Most common weakness types

| CWE | Name | CVEs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [CWE-326](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-326) | Inadequate Encryption Strength | 1 |

## CVEs by year

| Year | CVEs published |
| --- | --- |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |

## Affected versions

| Version | Kind | CVEs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| \< 2.0.0 | range | 1 |
| \< 2.1.2 | range | 1 |
| 2.0.0 | patched | 1 |
| 2.1.2 | patched | 1 |

## CVEs

| CVE | Title | Severity | CVSS | CISA KEV | Public exploit | Patch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CVE-2018-16395 | Ruby Openssl Allows Incorrect Value Comparison | critical | 9.8 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2016-7798 | OpenSSL gem for Ruby using inadequate encryption strength | high | 7.5 | No | Yes | Yes |

## Frequently asked questions

### How many CVEs does ruby-lang openssl have?

ruby-lang openssl has 2 published CVE records since 2017.

### How many ruby-lang openssl CVEs are in CISA KEV?

None of ruby-lang openssl's CVEs are currently listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

### Are there public exploits for ruby-lang openssl vulnerabilities?

Yes — 1 of ruby-lang openssl's CVEs have a known public exploit.

### Which versions of ruby-lang openssl are affected?

4 distinct ruby-lang openssl versions are named across its CVEs. Use the version filter above to see the CVEs affecting a specific version.

### What are the most common weakness types in ruby-lang openssl CVEs?

ruby-lang openssl's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-326 (Inadequate Encryption Strength).

### How many critical ruby-lang openssl vulnerabilities are there?

ruby-lang openssl has 1 critical and 1 high-severity CVEs.

### What is the average severity of ruby-lang openssl CVEs?

The average CVSS base score across ruby-lang openssl's scored CVEs is 8.7.

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