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CVE-2011-1005

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Date: March 2, 2011

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.

Language: Ruby

Severity Score

5.3

Related Resources (22)

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

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

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

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1005

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1005

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

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

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

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

Url: http://osvdb.org/70957

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2011-1005

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2011-1005

Severity Score

5.3

Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.3
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	NONE
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CVE-2011-1005

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Date: March 2, 2011

Language: Ruby

Severity Score

Related Resources (22)

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Top Fix

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CVSS v3.1

CVSS v2

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