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High
CVE-2012-2140
The Mail gem before 2.4.3 for Ruby allows remote attackers...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816352
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080648.html
- https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/ac56f03bdfc30b379aeecd4ff317d08fdaa328c2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/8
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080645.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=759092
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48970
- https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/39b590ddb08f90ddbe445837359a2c8843e533d0
- https://github.com/mikel/mail/blob/9beb079c70d236a5ad2e1ba95b2c977e55deb7af/CHANGELOG.rdoc
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080747.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/26/1
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.3.2, 2.3.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 18th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.