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Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 18, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-2139

CVE-2012-2139

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.

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Affected packages

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PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
mailRubyGems
< 2.4.42.4.4

Affected products

5
  • RubyGems/Mail Gem4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:mail_gem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:mail_gem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.4.3
    • cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:mail_gem:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:mail_gem:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:mail_gem:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • ghsa-coords
    pkg:gem/mail
    Range: < 2.4.4

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