CVE-2012-4464

Publication date 3 October 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ruby1.8 12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
ruby1.9 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
ruby1.9.1 12.10 quantal
Fixed 1.9.3.194-1ubuntu1.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.9.3.0-1ubuntu2.3
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes


mdeslaur

affects 1.9.3p0 and newer

Patch details

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Package Patch details
ruby1.9.1

References

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