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    CVE-2011-1005

    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.

    Published:Feb 18, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Mar 2, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.03202
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Ruby-lang
    Product
    Ruby

    Exploits

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

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054422.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054436.html
    http://osvdb.org/70957
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43420
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43573
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:097
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:098
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/2
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/5
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0908.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0909.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0910.html
    http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2011/02/18/exception-methods-can-bypass-safe/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46458
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0539
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678920
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054422.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054436.html
    http://osvdb.org/70957
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43420
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43573
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:097
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:098
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/2
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/5
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0908.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0909.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0910.html
    http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2011/02/18/exception-methods-can-bypass-safe/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46458
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0539
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678920

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High