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CVE-2010-2489

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-2489 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Ruby 1.9.x versions prior to 1.9.1-p429 when running on Windows. This flaw could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges by manipulating the ARGF.inplace_mode value during the construction of backup filenames. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.9.0-0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.0-1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.0-2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.0-20060415CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0-20060415:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.0-20070709CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0-20070709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

osdir.com / ml/ruby-talk/2010-07/msg00095.html
secunia.com / advisories/40442
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/60135
svn.ruby-lang.org / repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_1_429/ChangeLog
svn.ruby-lang.org / repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_2_rc1/ChangeLog
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/07/02/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/07/02/10
osvdb.org / 66040
ruby-lang.org / en/news/2010/07/02/ruby-1-9-1-p429-is-released
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/41321