Name: CVE-2009-5147: Improper Input Validation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2009-5147, CWE-20, CVSS 7.3, EPSS 0.07766

DL::dlopen in Ruby 1.8, 1.9.0, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 2.0.0 before patchlevel 648, and 2.1 before 2.1.8 opens libraries with tainted names.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.3
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade ruby	May 8, 2019	Mar 29, 2017
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	May 11, 2009
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade libruby2.3Upgrade ruby1.9.1Upgrade ruby2.3Upgrade libruby2.0Upgrade ruby2.0Upgrade libruby1.9.1	Jul 26, 2017	Mar 29, 2017

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CVSS Details

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