VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-2489
Buffer overflow in Ruby 1.9.x before 1.9.1-p429 on Windows might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted ARGF.inplace_mode value that is not properly handled when constructing the filenames of the backup files.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in Ruby 1.9.x before 1.9.1-p429 on Windows might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted ARGF.inplace_mode value that is not properly handled when constructing the filenames of the backup files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- ruby-lang/ruby
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://osdir.com/ml/ruby-talk/2010-07/msg00095.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40442Vendor Advisory
- http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_1_429/ChangeLog
- http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_2_rc1/ChangeLog
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/02/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/02/10
- http://www.osvdb.org/66040
- http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2010/07/02/ruby-1-9-1-p429-is-released/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41321
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60135
- http://osdir.com/ml/ruby-talk/2010-07/msg00095.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40442Vendor Advisory
- http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_1_429/ChangeLog
- http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_2_rc1/ChangeLog
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/02/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/02/10
- http://www.osvdb.org/66040
- http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2010/07/02/ruby-1-9-1-p429-is-released/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41321
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60135
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.