VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-4481
The safe-level feature in Ruby 1.8.7 allows context-dependent attackers to modify strings via the NameError#to_s method when operating on Ruby objects.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.94%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.94%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The safe-level feature in Ruby 1.8.7 allows context-dependent attackers to modify strings via the NameError#to_s method when operating on Ruby objects. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1005.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.94% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- ruby-lang/ruby
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0129.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0612.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:124
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/05/4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863484
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0294
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0129.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0612.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:124
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/05/4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863484
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0294
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.