security flaw
Published Jun 20, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.57%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.8
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
ruby-0:1.8.1-7.EL4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:543
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | ruby-0:1.8.1-7.EL4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:543 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.57% (0.06565) | 93.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.57% (0.06565) | 92.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.76% (0.08762) | 91.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.88% (0.09884) | 88.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.76% (0.08762) | 91.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 7.63% (0.07635) | 94.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2024 | 3.59% (0.03592) | 91.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.87% (0.03868) | 90.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (17)
- http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-core/5237 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=315064 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.auscert.org.au/5509 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_AUSCERT
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-748 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/684913 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-543.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14016 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www2.ruby-lang.org/en/20050701.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1992 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617679 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1992
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10819 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1992
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.