CVE-2013-1800 describes an object-injection vulnerability in the crack gem (versions 0.3.1 and earlier) for Ruby, specifically affecting systems utilizing Action Pack's YAML or Symbol type conversion. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through improper string value casting. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it carries a high severity, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:john_nunemaker:crack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:john_nunemaker:crack:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:john_nunemaker:crack:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:john_nunemaker:crack:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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