CVE-2011-1005

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1005
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-03-02 20:00:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.8.6 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.8.6-420 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.8.7 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.8.7-330 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.8.8 dev All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Fedora update for ruby - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: ruby: FileUtils is vulnerable to symlink race attacks + Exception methods can bypass $SAFE af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
Ruby "#to_s" Safe Level Security Bypass Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: ruby-1.8.6.420-2.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:098 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
osvdb.org/70957 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Ruby "#to_s" Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Exception methods can bypass $SAFE af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ruby-lang.org Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE request: ruby: FileUtils is vulnerable to symlink race attacks + Exception methods can bypass $SAFE af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
About the security content of OS X Lion v10.7.4 and Security Update 2012-002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
APPLE-SA-2012-05-09-1 OS X Lion v10.7.4 and Security Update 2012-002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:097 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Fedora 14 Update: ruby-1.8.7.334-1.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Bug 678920 – CVE-2011-1005 Ruby: Untrusted codes able to modify arbitrary strings af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
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