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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…
High7.2EPSS 0.41%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.41% · top 65% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- 66040 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100702 Re: CVE Request [Microsoft Windows Ruby-v1.9.x] -- Buffer over-run leading to ACE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 40442 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ruby-argfinplacemode-bo(60135) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100702 CVE Request [Microsoft Windows Ruby-v1.9.x] -- Buffer over-run leading to ACE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_1_429/ChangeLog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 41321 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [ruby-talk] 20100702 Re: [ANN][Security] Ruby 1.9.1-p429 is out (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_2_rc1/ChangeLog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2010/07/02/ruby-1-9-1-p429-is-released/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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