CVE-2011-0739

Description

The deliver function in the sendmail delivery agent (lib/mail/network/delivery_methods/sendmail.rb) in Ruby Mail gem 2.2.14 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an e-mail address.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.73% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0233 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://groups.google.com/group/mail-ruby/browse_thread/thread/e93bbd05706478dd?pli=1 patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65010 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46021 vdb entry
https://github.com/mikel/mail/raw/master/patches/20110126_sendmail.patch patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43077 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/70667 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0739?
CVE-2011-0739 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0739?
To fix CVE-2011-0739, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-0739 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-0739 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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