VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-5147
DL::dlopen in Ruby 1.8, 1.9.0, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 2.0.0 before patchlevel 648, and 2.1 before 2.1.8 opens libraries with tainted names.
HIGH 7.3EPSS 7.77%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
DL::dlopen in Ruby 1.8, 1.9.0, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 2.0.0 before patchlevel 648, and 2.1 before 2.1.8 opens libraries with tainted names.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 7.77% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- ruby-lang/ruby
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/222Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76060Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248935Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/4600cf725a86ce31266153647ae5aa1197b1215bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2015/12/16/unsafe-tainted-string-usage-in-fiddle-and-dl-cve-2015-7551/Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/222Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76060Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248935Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/4600cf725a86ce31266153647ae5aa1197b1215bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2015/12/16/unsafe-tainted-string-usage-in-fiddle-and-dl-cve-2015-7551/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.