Distributed Ruby (aka DRuby) 1.8 mishandles the sending of syscalls.
Priority MEDIUM 46Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Distributed Ruby (aka DRuby) 1.8 mishandles the sending of syscalls.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02069 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:distributed_ruby_project:distributed_ruby:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8 | Vulnerable | Distributed Ruby Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:distributed_ruby_project:distributed_ruby:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8 Vulnerable ·Distributed Ruby Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-5330
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qqqh-g8w4-6445
References
More Distributed Ruby Project Distributed Ruby vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-04603 Distributed Ruby (aka DRuby) 1.8 mishandles instance_eval. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2011-5330 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-5330 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qqqh-g8w4-6445 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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