CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1992

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The XMLRPC server in the Ruby library (libruby) 1.8 sets an invalid default value that prevents security protection using handlers, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely execute arbitrary commands on the server, leading to full system compromise and potential data loss.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Ruby library to version 1.8.2 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The XMLRPC server in utils.rb for the ruby library (libruby) 1.8 sets an invalid default value that prevents "security protection" using handlers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

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