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Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 18, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 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.

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
mailRubyGems
< 2.4.42.4.4

Affected products

4
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

1
29aca25218e4
https://github.com/mikel/mailvia ghsa
commit

Vulnerability mechanics

Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.

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