1.9.3: Possibility to bypass Ruby's $SAFE (level 4) semantics
Published Apr 25, 2013
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.18%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.9.3
- 1.9.3
- 1.9.3
- 1.9.3
- 2.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
No data.
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
graphviz-0:2.26.0-10.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-console-0:0.0.16-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-origin-broker-0:1.0.11-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-origin-broker-util-0:1.0.15-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-origin-cartridge-cron-1.4-0:1.0.3-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-origin-cartridge-diy-0.1-0:1.0.3-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-origin-cartridge-haproxy-1.4-0:1.0.4-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-origin-cartridge-jbosseap-6.0-0:1.0.4-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-origin-cartridge-jbossews-1.0-0:1.0.13-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins-1.4-0:1.0.2-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins-client-1.4-0:1.0.2-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-origin-cartridge-mysql-5.1-0:1.0.5-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-origin-cartridge-perl-5.10-0:1.0.3-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-origin-cartridge-php-5.3-0:1.0.5-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-origin-cartridge-postgresql-8.4-0:1.0.3-2.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-origin-cartridge-ruby-1.8-0:1.0.7-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-origin-cartridge-ruby-1.9-scl-0:1.0.8-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
openshift-origin-msg-node-mcollective-0:1.0.3-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
php-0:5.3.3-22.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
ruby193-ruby-0:1.9.3.327-25.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-3.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
ruby193-rubygem-activemodel-0:3.2.8-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
ruby193-rubygem-activerecord-1:3.2.8-3.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
ruby193-rubygem-railties-0:3.2.8-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
ruby193-rubygem-ruby_parser-0:2.3.1-3.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
rubygem-actionpack-1:3.0.13-4.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
rubygem-activemodel-0:3.0.13-3.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
rubygem-activerecord-1:3.0.13-5.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
rubygem-bson-0:1.8.1-2.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
rubygem-mongo-0:1.8.1-2.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
rubygem-openshift-origin-auth-remote-user-0:1.0.5-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
rubygem-openshift-origin-console-0:1.0.10-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
rubygem-openshift-origin-controller-0:1.0.12-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
rubygem-openshift-origin-node-0:1.0.11-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise
rubygem-ruby_parser-0:2.0.4-6.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0582
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ruby
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ruby
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | graphviz-0:2.26.0-10.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-console-0:0.0.16-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-origin-broker-0:1.0.11-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-origin-broker-util-0:1.0.15-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-origin-cartridge-cron-1.4-0:1.0.3-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-origin-cartridge-diy-0.1-0:1.0.3-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-origin-cartridge-haproxy-1.4-0:1.0.4-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-origin-cartridge-jbosseap-6.0-0:1.0.4-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-origin-cartridge-jbossews-1.0-0:1.0.13-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins-1.4-0:1.0.2-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins-client-1.4-0:1.0.2-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-origin-cartridge-mysql-5.1-0:1.0.5-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-origin-cartridge-perl-5.10-0:1.0.3-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-origin-cartridge-php-5.3-0:1.0.5-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-origin-cartridge-postgresql-8.4-0:1.0.3-2.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-origin-cartridge-ruby-1.8-0:1.0.7-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-origin-cartridge-ruby-1.9-scl-0:1.0.8-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | openshift-origin-msg-node-mcollective-0:1.0.3-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | php-0:5.3.3-22.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | ruby193-ruby-0:1.9.3.327-25.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-3.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | ruby193-rubygem-activemodel-0:3.2.8-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | ruby193-rubygem-activerecord-1:3.2.8-3.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | ruby193-rubygem-railties-0:3.2.8-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | ruby193-rubygem-ruby_parser-0:2.3.1-3.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | rubygem-actionpack-1:3.0.13-4.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | rubygem-activemodel-0:3.0.13-3.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | rubygem-activerecord-1:3.0.13-5.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | rubygem-bson-0:1.8.1-2.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | rubygem-mongo-0:1.8.1-2.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | rubygem-openshift-origin-auth-remote-user-0:1.0.5-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | rubygem-openshift-origin-console-0:1.0.10-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | rubygem-openshift-origin-controller-0:1.0.12-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | rubygem-openshift-origin-node-0:1.0.11-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise | rubygem-ruby_parser-0:2.0.4-6.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0582 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ruby | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ruby | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of ruby as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 as they did not provide version 1.9.x, which is the vulnerable version of ruby.
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:N/I:P/A:N
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.18% (0.02180) | 81.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.18% (0.02180) | 79.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.48% (0.00476) | 62.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.52% (0.01523) | 69.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.48% (0.00476) | 62.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00296) | 70.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00296) | 68.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 64.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089554.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089887.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision&revision=37068 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/02/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2012/10/12/cve-2012-4464-cve-2012-4466/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4464 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862598 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4464
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4464
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089554.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089887.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision&revision=37068 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/02/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2012/10/12/cve-2012-4464-cve-2012-4466/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4464 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862598 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4464 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4464 |
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