Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 25, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-4466
CVE-2012-4466
Description
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.
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Affected products
35cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 33 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p160:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p17:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p173:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p174:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p22:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p248:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p249:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p299:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p301:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p302:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p330:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p334:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p352:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p357:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p358:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p370:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p71:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p72:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p0:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p125:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p194:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p0:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2012/10/12/cve-2012-4464-cve-2012-4466/nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089554.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089887.htmlnvd
- svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cginvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/02/4nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/9nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0294nvd
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