CVE-2012-4466 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass Ruby safe-level restrictions to modify untainted strings, potentially compromising application security integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-4466?
CVE-2012-4466 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ruby-Lang Ruby, published on 25 Apr 2013.
Official description
Ruby 1.8.7 before patchlevel 371, 1.9.3 before patchlevel 286, and 2.0 before revision r37068 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe-level restrictions and modify untainted strings via the name_err_mesg_to_str API function, which marks the string as tainted, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1005.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4466?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ruby-Lang Ruby.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4466?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-4466 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4466 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ruby-Lang Ruby
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gm9g-777x-3fp6.