Unscored severity · published Apr 25, 2013
CVE-2012-4466
Ruby 1.8.7 before patchlevel 371, 1.9.3 before patchlevel 286, and 2.0 before revision r37068 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe-level restrictions and modify…
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CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Ruby 1.8.7 before patchlevel 371, 1.9.3 before patchlevel 286, and 2.0 before revision r37068 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe-level restrictions and modify untainted strings via the name_err_mesg_to_str API function, which marks the string as tainted, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1005.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RU
Ruby · Ruby-lang
1.8.7; 1.8.7; 1.8.7; 1.8.7; 1.8.7; 1.8.7; +28 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4466
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4466
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089554.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089887.html
svn.ruby-lang.org
http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision&revision=37068
www.mandriva.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:124
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/02/4
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/9
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