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CVE-2012-2140
Mail Gem Improper Input Validation vulnerability
Impact
The Mail gem before 2.4.3 for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) sendmail or (2) exim delivery.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | mail | < 2.4.3 | 2.4.3 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rubygems | Mail Gem | through 2.4.1 Versions 2.3.2, 2.3.3 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080645.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080648.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080747.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48970
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/26/1
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=759092
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816352
- https://github.com/mikel/mail/blob/9beb079c70d236a5ad2e1ba95b2c977e55deb7af/CHANGELOG.rdoc
- https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/39b590ddb08f90ddbe445837359a2c8843e533d0
- https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/ac56f03bdfc30b379aeecd4ff317d08fdaa328c2
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rp63-jfmw-532w
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2140