High severity · published Nov 19, 2019
CVE-2012-6135
RubyGems passenger 4.0.0 betas 1 and 2 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files during the startup process
7.5
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
RubyGems passenger 4.0.0 betas 1 and 2 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files during the startup process.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openshift · Redhat
1.0 · source: NVD
PA
Passenger · Phusion
4.0.0; 4.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6135
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6135
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/02/1
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6135
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82533
Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6135
Third Party Advisory
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58259
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