CVE-2012-2139

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in lib/mail/network/delivery_methods/file_delivery.rb in the Mail gem before 2.4.4 for Ruby allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the to parameter.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.37% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816352
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080648.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/8 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080645.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=759092
http://secunia.com/advisories/48970 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/29aca25218e4c82991400eb9b0c933626aefc98f patch exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080747.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/26/1 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2139?
CVE-2012-2139 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2139?
To fix CVE-2012-2139, 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-2012-2139 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2139 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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