Fluid Attacks Database

Description

The safe-level feature in Ruby 1.8.7 allows context-dependent attackers to modify strings via the NameError#to_s method when operating on Ruby objects. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1005.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Component	Affected version	Patched versions
rpm rhel5	ruby	<0:1.8.5-27.el5	0:1.8.5-27.el5
rpm rhel6	ruby	<0:1.8.7.352-10.el6_4	0:1.8.7.352-10.el6_4

Aliases

1. CVE-2012-44812. NVD-2012-44813. OSV-2012-4481

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