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CVE-2010-2489

Buffer overflow in Ruby 1.9.x before 1.9.1-p429 on Windows might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted ARGF.inplace_mode value that is not properly handled when constructing the filenames of the backup files.

Severity
High 7.2
Published
12 Jul 2010
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
0.4% in the next 30 daysHigher than 35% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Memory buffer errors (CWE-119)
Attack
Needs local access · No login needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
RubyServers and applications · cpe:a:ruby-lang:ruby
  • Version 1.9.1--p429
  • Version 1.9.1--p376
  • Version 1.9.1--p243
  • Version 1.9.1--p129
All 14 release lines
  • Version 1.9.0-0
  • Version 1.9.0-1
  • Version 1.9.0-2
  • Version 1.9.0-20060415
  • Version 1.9.0-20070709
  • Version 1.9.1--preview_1
  • Version 1.9.1--preview_2
  • Version 1.9.1--rc1
  • Version 1.9.1--rc2
  • Version 1.9.1--p0
  • Version 1.9.1--p129
  • Version 1.9.1--p243
  • Version 1.9.1--p376
  • Version 1.9.1--p429

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2489
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2489