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FKIE_CVE-2010-2489

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-07-12 13:27 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:20
Severity
Summary
Buffer overflow in Ruby 1.9.x before 1.9.1-p429 on Windows might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted ARGF.inplace_mode value that is not properly handled when constructing the filenames of the backup files.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://osdir.com/ml/ruby-talk/2010-07/msg00095.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/40442Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_1_429/ChangeLog
secalert@redhat.comhttp://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_2_rc1/ChangeLog
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/02/1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/02/10
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.osvdb.org/66040
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2010/07/02/ruby-1-9-1-p429-is-released/Patch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41321
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60135
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osdir.com/ml/ruby-talk/2010-07/msg00095.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/40442Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_1_429/ChangeLog
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_2_rc1/ChangeLog
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/02/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/02/10
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/66040
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2010/07/02/ruby-1-9-1-p429-is-released/Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41321
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60135
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.0-0
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.0-1
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.0-2
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.0-20060415
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.0-20070709
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1
microsoft windows *
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