CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2337

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in Ruby (versions 1.6.x to 1.6.8, 1.8.x to 1.8.2, and 1.9.0 development up to 2005-09-01) allows attackers to bypass safe level and taint flag protections and execute disallowed code when Ruby processes a program through standard input (stdin).

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely execute arbitrary code in the context of the Ruby application, leading to compromise of system integrity, confidentiality, and availability.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade Ruby to version 1.8.3 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Ruby 1.6.x up to 1.6.8, 1.8.x up to 1.8.2, and 1.9.0 development up to 2005-09-01 allows attackers to bypass safe level and taint flag protections and execute disallowed code when Ruby processes a program through standard input (stdin).

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS