CVE-2012-4464
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CVE-2012-4464 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Ruby 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 (1) exc_to_s or (2) name_err_to_s API function, which marks the string as tainted, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4466. NOTE: this issue might exist because of a CVE-2011-1005 regression.. EPSS estimates a 2.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Ruby 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 (1) exc_to_s or (2) name_err_to_s API function, which marks the string as tainted, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4466. NOTE: this issue might exist because of a CVE-2011-1005 regression.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby-Lang | Ruby | 1.9.3 |
| Ruby-Lang | Ruby | 2.0 |
| Ruby-Lang | Ruby | 2.0.0 |
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