HIGH
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
Published Jul 9, 2010
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
AND
OR
- 1.9.0-0
- 1.9.0-1
- 1.9.0-2
- 1.9.0-20060415
- 1.9.0-20070709
- 1.9.1
- 1.9.1
- 1.9.1
- 1.9.1
- 1.9.1
- 1.9.1
- 1.9.1
- 1.9.1
- 1.9.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.41% 0.00406
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00406
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 18.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://osdir.com/ml/ruby-talk/2010-07/msg00095.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40442 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_1_429/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_2_rc1/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/02/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/02/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.osvdb.org/66040 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2010/07/02/ruby-1-9-1-p429-is-released/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41321 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60135 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osdir.com/ml/ruby-talk/2010-07/msg00095.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/40442 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_1_429/ChangeLog | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_2_rc1/ChangeLog | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/02/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/02/10 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/66040 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2010/07/02/ruby-1-9-1-p429-is-released/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41321 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60135 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jul 9, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 28, 2010
Link CVE-2010-2489
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a