Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-1992
The XMLRPC server in utils.rb for the ruby library (libruby) 1.8 sets an invalid default value that prevents "security protection" using handlers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Products affected by CVE-2005-1992
- cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1992
7.64%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 94 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-1992
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.5
|
HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
|
6.4
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2005-1992
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http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-748
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http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
404 Page Not Found | SUSE
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/684913
US Government Resource
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http://www2.ruby-lang.org/en/20050701.html
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-543.html
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http://www.auscert.org.au/5509
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http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtml
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http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-core/5237
Patch
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14016
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10819
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=315064
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.html
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