CVE-2012-4481

Description

The safe-level feature in Ruby 1.8.7 allows context-dependent attackers to modify strings via the NameError#to_s method when operating on Ruby objects. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1005.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.51%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0612.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/05/4 mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:124 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0129.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863484
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0294

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4481?
CVE-2012-4481 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4481?
To fix CVE-2012-4481, 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-2012-4481 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-4481 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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