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. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for...
MediumCVSS 4.3
EPSS 1.9%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.7 | No fix listed |
References
- RHSA-2013:0129 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0612 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2013:124 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20121005 Re: CVE Request -- ruby (1.8.x with patched CVE-2011-1005): Incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1005 for NameError#to_s method when used on objects mailing-list
- bugzilla.redhat.com
- wiki.mageia.org