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UK Cyber Defence
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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.