National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-1005

Overview

The safe-level feature in Ruby 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-420, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-330, and 1.8.8dev allows context-dependent attackers to modify strings via the Exception#to_s method, as demonstrated by changing an intended pathname.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678920

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678920

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2011/02/18/exception-methods-can-bypass-safe/

Type: Advisory; Patch Information; Exploit

Hyperlink:http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2011/02/18/exception-methods-can-bypass-safe/

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20110221 Re: CVE request: ruby: FileUtils is vulnerable to symlink race attacks + Exception methods can bypass $SAFE

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/5

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20110221 CVE request: ruby: FileUtils is vulnerable to symlink race attacks + Exception methods can bypass $SAFE

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/2

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2011-0539

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0539

External Source: BID

Name: 46458

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46458

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2011:0910

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0910.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2011:0909

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0909.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2011:0908

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0908.html

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2011:098

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:098

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2011:097

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:097

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281

Hyperlink:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 43573

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/43573

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 43420

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/43420

External Source: OSVDB

Name: 70957

Hyperlink:http://osvdb.org/70957

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2011-1913

Hyperlink:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054436.html

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2011-1876

Hyperlink:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054422.html

External Source: APPLE

Name: APPLE-SA-2012-05-09-1

Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html