gsd-2012-2140
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2012-03-14 00:00
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2012-2140


To clipboard 

{
  "GSD": {
    "alias": "CVE-2012-2140",
    "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.",
    "id": "GSD-2012-2140",
    "references": [
      "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2140.html",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1542"
    ]
  },
  "gsd": {
    "metadata": {
      "exploitCode": "unknown",
      "remediation": "unknown",
      "reportConfidence": "confirmed",
      "type": "vulnerability"
    },
    "osvSchema": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "package": {
            "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
            "name": "mail",
            "purl": "pkg:gem/mail"
          }
        }
      ],
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2012-2140",
        "OSVDB-81632"
      ],
      "details": "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.",
      "id": "GSD-2012-2140",
      "modified": "2012-03-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "published": "2012-03-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "references": [
        {
          "type": "WEB",
          "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2140"
        }
      ],
      "schema_version": "1.4.0",
      "severity": [
        {
          "score": 7.5,
          "type": "CVSS_V2"
        }
      ],
      "summary": "CVE-2012-2140 rubygem-mail: arbitrary command execution when using exim or sendmail from commandline"
    }
  },
  "namespaces": {
    "cve.org": {
      "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com",
        "ID": "CVE-2012-2140",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
      },
      "affects": {
        "vendor": {
          "vendor_data": [
            {
              "product": {
                "product_data": [
                  {
                    "product_name": "n/a",
                    "version": {
                      "version_data": [
                        {
                          "version_value": "n/a"
                        }
                      ]
                    }
                  }
                ]
              },
              "vendor_name": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "data_format": "MITRE",
      "data_type": "CVE",
      "data_version": "4.0",
      "description": {
        "description_data": [
          {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "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."
          }
        ]
      },
      "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      "references": {
        "reference_data": [
          {
            "name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816352",
            "refsource": "MISC",
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816352"
          },
          {
            "name": "FEDORA-2012-7535",
            "refsource": "FEDORA",
            "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080648.html"
          },
          {
            "name": "https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/ac56f03bdfc30b379aeecd4ff317d08fdaa328c2",
            "refsource": "CONFIRM",
            "url": "https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/ac56f03bdfc30b379aeecd4ff317d08fdaa328c2"
          },
          {
            "name": "[oss-security] 20120425 CVE request: two flaws fixed in rubygem-mail 2.4.4",
            "refsource": "MLIST",
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/8"
          },
          {
            "name": "FEDORA-2012-7692",
            "refsource": "FEDORA",
            "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080645.html"
          },
          {
            "name": "https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=759092",
            "refsource": "MISC",
            "url": "https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=759092"
          },
          {
            "name": "48970",
            "refsource": "SECUNIA",
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/48970"
          },
          {
            "name": "https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/39b590ddb08f90ddbe445837359a2c8843e533d0",
            "refsource": "CONFIRM",
            "url": "https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/39b590ddb08f90ddbe445837359a2c8843e533d0"
          },
          {
            "name": "https://github.com/mikel/mail/blob/9beb079c70d236a5ad2e1ba95b2c977e55deb7af/CHANGELOG.rdoc",
            "refsource": "CONFIRM",
            "url": "https://github.com/mikel/mail/blob/9beb079c70d236a5ad2e1ba95b2c977e55deb7af/CHANGELOG.rdoc"
          },
          {
            "name": "FEDORA-2012-7619",
            "refsource": "FEDORA",
            "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080747.html"
          },
          {
            "name": "[oss-security] 20120425 Re: CVE request: two flaws fixed in rubygem-mail 2.4.4",
            "refsource": "MLIST",
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/26/1"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db": {
      "cve": "2012-2140",
      "cvss_v2": 7.5,
      "date": "2012-03-14",
      "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.",
      "gem": "mail",
      "osvdb": 81632,
      "patched_versions": [
        "\u003e= 2.4.4"
      ],
      "title": "CVE-2012-2140 rubygem-mail: arbitrary command execution when using exim or sendmail from commandline",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2140"
    },
    "gitlab.com": {
      "advisories": [
        {
          "affected_range": "\u003e=2.3.2 \u003c=2.4.1",
          "affected_versions": "All versions starting from 2.3.2 up to 2.4.1",
          "cvss_v2": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "cwe_ids": [
            "CWE-1035",
            "CWE-20",
            "CWE-937"
          ],
          "date": "2012-10-30",
          "description": "The Mail gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) sendmail or (2) exim delivery.",
          "fixed_versions": [
            "2.4.3"
          ],
          "identifier": "CVE-2012-2140",
          "identifiers": [
            "CVE-2012-2140"
          ],
          "not_impacted": "All versions before 2.3.2, all versions after 2.4.1",
          "package_slug": "gem/mail",
          "pubdate": "2012-07-18",
          "solution": "Upgrade to version 2.4.3 or above.",
          "title": "Improper Input Validation",
          "urls": [
            "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2140",
            "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/8",
            "https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=759092",
            "https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/ac56f03bdfc30b379aeecd4ff317d08fdaa328c2",
            "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816352",
            "https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/39b590ddb08f90ddbe445837359a2c8843e533d0",
            "http://secunia.com/advisories/48970",
            "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/26/1",
            "https://github.com/mikel/mail/blob/9beb079c70d236a5ad2e1ba95b2c977e55deb7af/CHANGELOG.rdoc",
            "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080747.html",
            "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080645.html",
            "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080648.html"
          ],
          "uuid": "68ad1792-2052-4483-b452-6167e32d209a"
        }
      ]
    },
    "nvd.nist.gov": {
      "configurations": {
        "CVE_data_version": "4.0",
        "nodes": [
          {
            "children": [],
            "cpe_match": [
              {
                "cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:mail_gem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe_name": [],
                "versionEndIncluding": "2.4.1",
                "vulnerable": true
              },
              {
                "cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:mail_gem:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe_name": [],
                "vulnerable": true
              },
              {
                "cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:mail_gem:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe_name": [],
                "vulnerable": true
              }
            ],
            "operator": "OR"
          }
        ]
      },
      "cve": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com",
          "ID": "CVE-2012-2140"
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "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."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "en",
                  "value": "CWE-20"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "[oss-security] 20120425 CVE request: two flaws fixed in rubygem-mail 2.4.4",
              "refsource": "MLIST",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/8"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=759092",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=759092"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/ac56f03bdfc30b379aeecd4ff317d08fdaa328c2",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "tags": [
                "Exploit",
                "Patch"
              ],
              "url": "https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/ac56f03bdfc30b379aeecd4ff317d08fdaa328c2"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816352",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816352"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/39b590ddb08f90ddbe445837359a2c8843e533d0",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "tags": [
                "Exploit",
                "Patch"
              ],
              "url": "https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/39b590ddb08f90ddbe445837359a2c8843e533d0"
            },
            {
              "name": "48970",
              "refsource": "SECUNIA",
              "tags": [
                "Vendor Advisory"
              ],
              "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/48970"
            },
            {
              "name": "[oss-security] 20120425 Re: CVE request: two flaws fixed in rubygem-mail 2.4.4",
              "refsource": "MLIST",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/26/1"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://github.com/mikel/mail/blob/9beb079c70d236a5ad2e1ba95b2c977e55deb7af/CHANGELOG.rdoc",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "https://github.com/mikel/mail/blob/9beb079c70d236a5ad2e1ba95b2c977e55deb7af/CHANGELOG.rdoc"
            },
            {
              "name": "FEDORA-2012-7619",
              "refsource": "FEDORA",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080747.html"
            },
            {
              "name": "FEDORA-2012-7692",
              "refsource": "FEDORA",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080645.html"
            },
            {
              "name": "FEDORA-2012-7535",
              "refsource": "FEDORA",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080648.html"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "impact": {
        "baseMetricV2": {
          "cvssV2": {
            "accessComplexity": "LOW",
            "accessVector": "NETWORK",
            "authentication": "NONE",
            "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
            "baseScore": 7.5,
            "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
            "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
            "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
            "version": "2.0"
          },
          "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
          "impactScore": 6.4,
          "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
          "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
          "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
          "severity": "HIGH",
          "userInteractionRequired": false
        }
      },
      "lastModifiedDate": "2012-10-30T04:03Z",
      "publishedDate": "2012-07-18T18:55Z"
    }
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.