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CVE-2011-1005 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

see all 36 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ruby-lang ruby	1.8.6 1.8.6-420 1.8.7 1.8.7-330 1.8.8 dev
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6-420:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7-330:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.8:dev:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 3, 2011	Initial Analysis	[email protected]