CVE-2012-4481

The safe-level feature in Ruby 1.8.7 allows context-dependent attackers to modify strings via the NameError#to_s method when operating on Ruby objects. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1005.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863484
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/05/4
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0129.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0612.html
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0294
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:124

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2013-05-02 07:55

Updated : 2023-02-12 16:26

NVD link : CVE-2012-4481

Mitre link : CVE-2012-4481

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Products Affected

ruby-lang

ruby

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