CVE-2011-5330 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Distributed Ruby mishandles syscall sending, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-5330?

CVE-2011-5330 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Distributed Ruby (aka DRuby) 1.8 mishandles the sending of syscalls.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-5330?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Distributed Ruby Project Distributed Ruby.

How do I fix CVE-2011-5330?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-5330 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2011-5330 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-5330 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qqqh-g8w4-6445.

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