Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-4466 (CCN-83844)

Assigned:2012-08-21
Published:2013-02-28
Updated:2014-02-12
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-4466

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2012-15376

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2012-15395

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision&revision=37068

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: UNKNOWN
MDVSA-2013:124

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20121002 CVE Request: Ruby safe level bypasses

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20121003 Re: CVE Request: Ruby safe level bypasses

Source: CCN
Type: Ruby Web Site
Ruby

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2012/10/12/cve-2012-4464-cve-2012-4466/

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 862614
CVE-2012-4466 ruby: safe level bypass via name_err_mesg_to_str()

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862614

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ruby-cve20124466-sec-bypass(83844)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0294

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2012-4466

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p160:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p17:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p173:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p174:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p22:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p248:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p249:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p299:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p301:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p302:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p330:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p334:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p352:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p357:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p358:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p370:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p71:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p72:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p0:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p125:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p194:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p0:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p71:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p72:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p22:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p17:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p248:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p299:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p0:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p125:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p194:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p160:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p173:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p174:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p249:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p301:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p302:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p330:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p334:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p352:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p357:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p358:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p370:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p0:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20124466
    V
    		CVE-2012-4466
    2022-05-20
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:42436
    P
    		Security update for expat (Important)
    2022-04-19
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31756
    P
    		Security update for apache2 (Important)
    2022-01-12
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31755
    P
    		Security update for libvirt (Important)
    2022-01-10
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26180
    P
    		Security update for php74 (Moderate)
    2021-12-06
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26179
    P
    		Security update for gmp (Moderate)
    2021-12-02
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31713
    P
    		Security update for clamav (Moderate)
    2021-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32210
    P
    		Security update for opensc (Important)
    2021-10-29
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26155
    P
    		Security update for cairo (Low)
    2021-10-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32209
    P
    		Security update for postgresql10 (Important)
    2021-10-20
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26123
    P
    		Security update for openssl-1_0_0 (Low)
    2021-09-09
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26115
    P
    		Security update for libesmtp (Important)
    2021-09-02
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32992
    P
    		Security update for gstreamer-plugins-good (Moderate)
    2021-09-02
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26104
    P
    		Security update for libcares2 (Important)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32161
    P
    		Security update for cpio (Important)
    2021-08-14
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26103
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2021-08-10
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32953
    P
    		Security update for ovmf (Important)
    2021-06-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32122
    P
    		Security update for apache2 (Important)
    2021-06-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:42696
    P
    		ruby-1.8.7.p357-0.9.17.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:36289
    P
    		ruby-1.8.7.p357-0.9.17.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:36554
    P
    		ruby-devel-1.8.7.p357-0.9.17.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32105
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 34 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-06-04
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26042
    P
    		Security update for cups (Important)
    2021-04-30
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32065
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 37 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-04-07
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26208
    P
    		Security update for git (Important)
    2021-03-09
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32271
    P
    		Security update for git (Important)
    2021-03-09
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32249
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 31 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-02-10
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:36029
    P
    		ruby-1.8.7.p357-0.9.9.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25654
    P
    		Security update for samba (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26733
    P
    		lcms on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33252
    P
    		ruby on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31496
    P
    		Security update for python-imaging
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27517
    P
    		mozilla-nss-devel on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25838
    P
    		Security update for flash-player (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31862
    P
    		Security update for curl (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26354
    P
    		Security update for chromium (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31841
    P
    		Security update for bzip2 (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26517
    P
    		NetworkManager-gnome on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32365
    P
    		Security update for supportutils (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27287
    P
    		ruby on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25579
    P
    		Security update for xen (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26529
    P
    		cifs-mount on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32575
    P
    		log4net on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25920
    P
    		Security update for gstreamer-plugins-base (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26835
    P
    		unrar on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26296
    P
    		Security update for ImageMagick (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25914
    P
    		Security update for firebird (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26415
    P
    		Security update for python-Django (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26614
    P
    		mozilla-xulrunner190 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26388
    P
    		Security update for irssi (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32509
    P
    		fetchmail on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25782
    P
    		Security update for evolution-data-server (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26782
    P
    		man on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31507
    P
    		Security update for python27 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27552
    P
    		ruby-devel on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25839
    P
    		Security update for gimp (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31949
    P
    		Security update for grub2 (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26992
    P
    		mozilla-xulrunner192 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31973
    P
    		Security update for jakarta-taglibs-standard (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26556
    P
    		gmime on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32421
    P
    		Security update for wireshark (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25590
    P
    		Security update for dovecot22 (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26680
    P
    		cups on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33213
    P
    		nfs-client on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31495
    P
    		Security update for Python
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26004
    P
    		Security update for shotwell (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26879
    P
    		cvs on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31805
    P
    		Security update for apache2 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26310
    P
    		Security update for Cloud Compute 12 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31767
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26468
    P
    		Security update for go1.9 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27252
    P
    		openslp on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25578
    P
    		Security update for python-ipaddress (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26445
    P
    		Security update for chromium (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32531
    P
    		ipsec-tools on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25863
    P
    		Security update for ImageMagick (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26821
    P
    		squid3 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31581
    P
    		Security update for tar (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26257
    P
    		Security update for icu (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25850
    P
    		Security update for libreoffice (Low)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27027
    P
    		ruby on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26264
    P
    		Security update for gegl (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32315
    P
    		Security update for rsync (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26570
    P
    		kdebase3-runtime on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26307
    P
    		Security update for conntrack-tools (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32470
    P
    		Security update for xorg-x11-server (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18024
    P
    		USN-1614-1 -- ruby1.9.1 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17422
    P
    		USN-1602-1 -- ruby1.9.1 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17844
    P
    		USN-1603-2 -- ruby1.8 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17988
    P
    		USN-1603-1 -- ruby1.8 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20124466000
    V
    		CVE-2012-4466 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2013-04-25
    BACK
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p160
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p17
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p173
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p174
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p22
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p248
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p249
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p299
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p301
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p302
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p330
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p334
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p352
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p357
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p358
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p370
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p71
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p72
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 preview1
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 preview2
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 preview3
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 preview4
    ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3
    ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3 p0
    ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3 p125
    ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3 p194
    ruby-lang ruby 2.0
    ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0
    ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0 p0
    ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0 preview1
    ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0 preview2
    ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0 rc1
    ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0 rc2
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p71
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p72
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p22
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p17
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 preview1
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 preview2
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 preview3
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 preview4
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p248
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p299
    ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3
    ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3 p0
    ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3 p125
    ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0
    ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0 rc1
    ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0 rc2
    ruby-lang ruby 2.0
    ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3 p194
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p160
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p173
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p174
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p249
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p301
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p302
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p330
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p334
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p352
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p357
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p358
    ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 p370
    ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0 p0
    ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0 preview1
    ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0 preview2