CVE-2005-2337 describes a critical vulnerability in multiple versions of Ruby, including 1.6.x, 1.8.x, and 1.9.0 development builds. This flaw allows attackers to bypass Ruby's safe level and taint flag protections, enabling the execution of unauthorized code when the interpreter processes input from standard input. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity, requiring no authentication, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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