CVE-2010-2489

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-2489
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-07-12 13:27:27 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in Ruby 1.9.x before 1.9.1-p429 on Windows might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted ARGF.inplace_mode value that is not properly handled when constructing the filenames of the backup files.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.0-0 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.0-1 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.0-2 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.0-20060415 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.0-20070709 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.1 -p0 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.1 -p129 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.1 -p243 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.1 -p376 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.1 -p429 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.1 -preview_1 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.1 -preview_2 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.1 -rc1 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.1 -rc2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_1_429/ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.ruby-lang.org
oss-security - Re: CVE Request [Microsoft Windows Ruby-v1.9.x] -- Buffer over-run leading to ACE af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Ruby "ARGF.inplace_mode" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Ruby 'ARGF.inplace_mode' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
osdir.com/ml/ruby-talk/2010-07/msg00095.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osdir.com
svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_2_rc1/ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.ruby-lang.org
oss-security - CVE Request [Microsoft Windows Ruby-v1.9.x] -- Buffer over-run leading to ACE af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Ruby 1.9.1-p429 is released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ruby-lang.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/66040 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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