Ruby 1.8.7 before patchlevel 371, 1.9.3 before patchlevel 286, and 2.0 before revision r37068 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe-level restrictions and modify untainted strings via the name_err_mesg_to_str API function, which marks the string as tainted, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1005.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade ruby | Dec 10, 2025 | Nov 1, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ruby-tkUpgrade ruby-doc-riUpgrade ruby-test-suiteUpgrade ruby-examplesUpgrade ruby-doc-htmlUpgrade rubyUpgrade ruby-devel | Dec 12, 2013 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libruby1.8Upgrade libruby1.9.1 | Nov 8, 2024 | Apr 25, 2013 |
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