CVE-2011-1005

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 02 Mar 2011, 19:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 22:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
5 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
2.12% LOW
2% probability -2.88%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Mar 2011, 19:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 22:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 2.12%• Percentile: 84%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-264•Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.

Affected Systems

  • ruby-lang•ruby

    1.8.6 | 1.8.6-420 | 1.8.7 | 1.8.7-330 | 1.8.8:dev

References (18)