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CVE-2011-1004

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Description

The FileUtils.remove_entry_secure method in Ruby 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-420, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-330, 1.8.8dev, 1.9.1 through 1.9.1-430, 1.9.2 through 1.9.2-136, and 1.9.3dev allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678913

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0539

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46460

http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2011/02/18/fileutils-is-vulnerable-to-symlink-race-attacks/

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0910.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0909.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/2

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:097

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281

http://secunia.com/advisories/43573

http://secunia.com/advisories/43434

http://osvdb.org/70958

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054436.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054422.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-03-02

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0005

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