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Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in Ruby 1.9.3-p194, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\Ruby193\bin directory, which may be added to the PATH system environment variable by an administrator, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse wlbsctrl.dll file used by the "IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules" system service in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 Release Preview

Published Oct 11, 2012

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in Ruby 1.9.3-p194, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\Ruby193\bin directory, which may be added to the PATH system environment variable by an administrator, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse wlbsctrl.dll file used by the "IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules" system service in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 Release Preview. NOTE: CVE disputes this issue because the unsafe PATH is established only by a separate administrative action that is not a default part of the Ruby installation

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CWE-22

Path Traversal

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 11, 2012
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Oct 11, 2012
Link CVE-2012-5380
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Apr 22, 2024
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2012-5380
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2012-5380