CVE-2012-4464 (GCVE-0-2012-4464)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-04-25 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Ruby 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 (1) exc_to_s or (2) name_err_to_s API function, which marks the string as tainted, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4466. NOTE: this issue might exist because of a CVE-2011-1005 regression.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862598 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/02/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2012/10/12/cve-2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=… | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2012-10-02 00:00
{
"containers": {
"adp": [
{
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T20:35:09.734Z",
"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"shortName": "CVE"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_CONFIRM",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862598"
},
{
"name": "[oss-security] 20121002 CVE Request: Ruby safe level bypasses",
"tags": [
"mailing-list",
"x_refsource_MLIST",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/02/4"
},
{
"name": "[oss-security] 20121003 Re: CVE Request: Ruby safe level bypasses",
"tags": [
"mailing-list",
"x_refsource_MLIST",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/9"
},
{
"name": "FEDORA-2012-15376",
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"x_refsource_FEDORA",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089554.html"
},
{
"name": "FEDORA-2012-15395",
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"x_refsource_FEDORA",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089887.html"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_CONFIRM",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2012/10/12/cve-2012-4464-cve-2012-4466/"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_MISC",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision\u0026revision=37068"
}
],
"title": "CVE Program Container"
}
],
"cna": {
"affected": [
{
"product": "n/a",
"vendor": "n/a",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "n/a"
}
]
}
],
"datePublic": "2012-10-02T00:00:00.000Z",
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Ruby 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 (1) exc_to_s or (2) name_err_to_s API function, which marks the string as tainted, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4466. NOTE: this issue might exist because of a CVE-2011-1005 regression."
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"description": "n/a",
"lang": "en",
"type": "text"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2013-08-27T09:00:00.000Z",
"orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
"shortName": "redhat"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_CONFIRM"
],
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862598"
},
{
"name": "[oss-security] 20121002 CVE Request: Ruby safe level bypasses",
"tags": [
"mailing-list",
"x_refsource_MLIST"
],
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/02/4"
},
{
"name": "[oss-security] 20121003 Re: CVE Request: Ruby safe level bypasses",
"tags": [
"mailing-list",
"x_refsource_MLIST"
],
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/9"
},
{
"name": "FEDORA-2012-15376",
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"x_refsource_FEDORA"
],
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089554.html"
},
{
"name": "FEDORA-2012-15395",
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"x_refsource_FEDORA"
],
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089887.html"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_CONFIRM"
],
"url": "http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2012/10/12/cve-2012-4464-cve-2012-4466/"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_MISC"
],
"url": "http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision\u0026revision=37068"
}
],
"x_legacyV4Record": {
"CVE_data_meta": {
"ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com",
"ID": "CVE-2012-4464",
"STATE": "PUBLIC"
},
"affects": {
"vendor": {
"vendor_data": [
{
"product": {
"product_data": [
{
"product_name": "n/a",
"version": {
"version_data": [
{
"version_value": "n/a"
}
]
}
}
]
},
"vendor_name": "n/a"
}
]
}
},
"data_format": "MITRE",
"data_type": "CVE",
"data_version": "4.0",
"description": {
"description_data": [
{
"lang": "eng",
"value": "Ruby 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 (1) exc_to_s or (2) name_err_to_s API function, which marks the string as tainted, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4466. NOTE: this issue might exist because of a CVE-2011-1005 regression."
}
]
},
"problemtype": {
"problemtype_data": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "eng",
"value": "n/a"
}
]
}
]
},
"references": {
"reference_data": [
{
"name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862598",
"refsource": "CONFIRM",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862598"
},
{
"name": "[oss-security] 20121002 CVE Request: Ruby safe level bypasses",
"refsource": "MLIST",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/02/4"
},
{
"name": "[oss-security] 20121003 Re: CVE Request: Ruby safe level bypasses",
"refsource": "MLIST",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/9"
},
{
"name": "FEDORA-2012-15376",
"refsource": "FEDORA",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089554.html"
},
{
"name": "FEDORA-2012-15395",
"refsource": "FEDORA",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089887.html"
},
{
"name": "http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2012/10/12/cve-2012-4464-cve-2012-4466/",
"refsource": "CONFIRM",
"url": "http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2012/10/12/cve-2012-4464-cve-2012-4466/"
},
{
"name": "http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision\u0026revision=37068",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision\u0026revision=37068"
}
]
}
}
}
},
"cveMetadata": {
"assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
"assignerShortName": "redhat",
"cveId": "CVE-2012-4464",
"datePublished": "2013-04-25T23:00:00.000Z",
"dateReserved": "2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z",
"dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T20:35:09.734Z",
"state": "PUBLISHED"
},
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.1",
"vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
"epss": {
"cve": "CVE-2012-4464",
"date": "2026-09-19",
"epss": "0.0218",
"percentile": "0.81552"
},
"nvd": {
"cve": {
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "D0535DC9-EB0E-4745-80AC-4A020DF26E38",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p0:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "94F5AA37-B466-4E2E-B217-5119BADDD87B",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p125:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "6DF0F0F5-4022-4837-9B40-4B1127732CC9",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p194:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "B3848B08-85C2-4AAD-AA33-CCEB80EF5B32",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "90E0471D-1323-4E67-B66C-DEBF3BBAEEAA",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "B03B7561-A854-4EFA-9E4E-CFC4EEAE4EE1",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p0:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "D2423B85-0971-42AC-8B64-819008BC5778",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "CB116A84-1652-4F5D-98AC-81F0349EEDC0",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "259C21E7-6084-4710-9BB3-C232942A451E",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "285A3431-BDFE-40C5-92CD-B18217757C23",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "D66B32CB-AC49-4A1C-85ED-6389F27CB319",
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"negate": false,
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Ruby 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 (1) exc_to_s or (2) name_err_to_s API function, which marks the string as tainted, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4466. NOTE: this issue might exist because of a CVE-2011-1005 regression."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "Ruby v1.9.3 antes patchlevel 286 y v2.0 antes de la revisi\u00f3n r37068 permite a atacantes dependientes de contexto para evitar las restricciones de seguridad de nivel y modifican a trav\u00e9s de las cadenas untainted (1) exc_to_s o (2) la funci\u00f3n API name_err_to_s, que marca la cadena como contaminada, un diferentes vulnerabilidad a CVE-2012-4466. NOTA: este problema puede existir como consecuencia de una CVE-2011-1005 de regresi\u00f3n."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2012-4464",
"lastModified": "2026-04-29T01:13:23.040",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV2": [
{
"acInsufInfo": false,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"cvssData": {
"accessComplexity": "LOW",
"accessVector": "NETWORK",
"authentication": "NONE",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 5.0,
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
"version": "2.0"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
"impactScore": 2.9,
"obtainAllPrivilege": false,
"obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
"obtainUserPrivilege": false,
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary",
"userInteractionRequired": false
}
]
},
"published": "2013-04-25T23:55:01.310",
"references": [
{
"source": "secalert@redhat.com",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089554.html"
},
{
"source": "secalert@redhat.com",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089887.html"
},
{
"source": "secalert@redhat.com",
"url": "http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision\u0026revision=37068"
},
{
"source": "secalert@redhat.com",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/02/4"
},
{
"source": "secalert@redhat.com",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/9"
},
{
"source": "secalert@redhat.com",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2012/10/12/cve-2012-4464-cve-2012-4466/"
},
{
"source": "secalert@redhat.com",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862598"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089554.html"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089887.html"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"url": "http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision\u0026revision=37068"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/02/4"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/9"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2012/10/12/cve-2012-4464-cve-2012-4466/"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862598"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
"vulnStatus": "Modified",
"weaknesses": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-264"
}
],
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary"
}
]
}
},
"redhat_vex": {
"aggregate_severity": "Low",
"current_release_date": "2026-06-27T13:25:58+00:00",
"cve": "CVE-2012-4464",
"id": "CVE-2012-4464",
"initial_release_date": "2012-09-28T00:00:00+00:00",
"product_status:fixed": "142",
"product_status:known_not_affected": "11",
"source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
"status": "final",
"title": "1.9.3: Possibility to bypass Ruby\u0027s $SAFE (level 4) semantics",
"url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2012/cve-2012-4464.json",
"version": "3"
}
}
}
Loading…
Loading…
Experimental. This forecast is provided for visualization only and may change without notice. Do not use it for operational decisions.
Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Loading…
The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
Loading…
Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
Loading…