PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2011-1005Design/Logic Flaw
6.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
0.011 Low
EPSS
Percentile
83.9%
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.
References
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
osvdb.org/70957
secunia.com/advisories/43420
secunia.com/advisories/43573
support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:097
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:098
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/5
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0908.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0909.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0910.html
www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2011/02/18/exception-methods-can-bypass-safe/
www.securityfocus.com/bid/46458
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0539
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678920
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054422.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054436.html
Related
6.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
0.011 Low
EPSS
Percentile
83.9%