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TI-2005-02214 Aliases CVE-2005-2337GHSA-w8mr-4m5w-x8wv

Ruby 1.6.x up to 1.6.8, 1.8.x up to 1.8.2, and 1.9.0 development up to 2005-09-01 allows…

Priority LOW 39Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Ruby 1.6.x up to 1.6.8, 1.8.x up to 1.8.2, and 1.9.0 development up to 2005-09-01 allows attackers to bypass safe level and taint flag protections and execute disallowed code when Ruby processes a program through standard input (stdin).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03256 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerableYukihiro Matsumoto
cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1VulnerableYukihiro Matsumoto
cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2VulnerableYukihiro Matsumoto
cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3VulnerableYukihiro Matsumoto
cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4VulnerableYukihiro Matsumoto
cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5VulnerableYukihiro Matsumoto
cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.6VulnerableYukihiro Matsumoto
cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.7VulnerableYukihiro Matsumoto
cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8VulnerableYukihiro Matsumoto
cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1VulnerableYukihiro Matsumoto
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Yukihiro Matsumoto
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Yukihiro Matsumoto
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·Yukihiro Matsumoto
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·Yukihiro Matsumoto
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·Yukihiro Matsumoto
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·Yukihiro Matsumoto
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.6 Vulnerable ·Yukihiro Matsumoto
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.7 Vulnerable ·Yukihiro Matsumoto
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8 Vulnerable ·Yukihiro Matsumoto
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·Yukihiro Matsumoto
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8.2_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2_pre1VulnerableYukihiro Matsumoto
cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8.2_pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2_pre2VulnerableYukihiro Matsumoto
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8.2_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2_pre1 Vulnerable ·Yukihiro Matsumoto
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8.2_pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2_pre2 Vulnerable ·Yukihiro Matsumoto

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:799 Released 2005-10-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ruby security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.4, irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.4.i386, ruby-1.6.8-9.EL3.4 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.4, irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.4.i386, irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.4.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.2, irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.2.i386, irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.2.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.2, irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.2.i386, ruby-1.8.1-7.EL4.2 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.4, irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.4.i386, irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.4.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.2, irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.2.i386, irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.2.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.4, irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.4.i386, irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.4.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.2, irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.2.i386, irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.2.ia64 +18

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:799
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:799
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:799
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:799
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:799
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:799
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:799
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:799

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2337
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8mr-4m5w-x8wv

References

Patch 1

Advisory 12

Other 3

  • TI-2005-01883 The XMLRPC server in utils.rb for the ruby library (libruby) 1.8 sets an invalid default… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-03581 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Ruby before 1.8.5 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2006-01876 The HTTP/XMLRPC server in Ruby before 1.8.2 uses blocking sockets, which allows attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2006-06067 The read_multipart function in cgi.rb in Ruby before 1.8.5-p2 does not properly detect… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2006-05279 The cgi.rb CGI library for Ruby 1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2004-00890 The CGI module in Ruby 1.6 before 1.6.8, and 1.8 before 1.8.2, allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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