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TI-2006-03581 Aliases CVE-2006-3694GHSA-rx2v-jmvm-3c4h

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Ruby before 1.8.5 allow remote attackers to…

Priority LOW 37Published · 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 · None
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Ruby before 1.8.5 allow remote attackers to bypass "safe level" checks via unspecified vectors involving (1) the alias function and (2) "directory operations".

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05846 93rd 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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2VulnerableYukihiro Matsumoto
cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.3VulnerableYukihiro Matsumoto
cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.4VulnerableYukihiro Matsumoto
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 Vulnerable ·Yukihiro Matsumoto
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·Yukihiro Matsumoto
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·Yukihiro Matsumoto

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2006:0604 Released 2006-07-27 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ruby security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.6, irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.6.i386, ruby-1.6.8-9.EL3.6 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.6, irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.6.i386, irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.6.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.6, irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.6.i386, irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.6.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.6, irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.6.i386, ruby-1.8.1-7.EL4.6 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.6, irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.6.i386, irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.6.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.6, irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.6.i386, irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.6.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.6, irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.6.i386, irb-1.6.8-9.EL3.6.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.6, irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.6.i386, irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.6.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-2006:0604
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0604
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0604
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0604
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0604
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0604
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0604
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0604

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3694
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rx2v-jmvm-3c4h

References

Patch 3

Advisory 5

Other 6

  • 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-2005-02214 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… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • 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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