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CVE-2012-4481

The safe-level feature in Ruby 1.8.7 allows context-dependent attackers to modify strings via the NameError#to_s method when operating on Ruby objects. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1005.

Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
2 May 2013
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
RubyServers and applications · cpe:a:ruby-lang:ruby
  • Version 1.8.7

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4481
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4481