| Name | CVE-2011-1005 |
| Description | The safe-level feature in Ruby 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-420, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-330, and 1.8.8dev allows context-dependent attackers to modify strings via the Exception#to_s method, as demonstrated by changing an intended pathname. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 615517 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ruby1.8 | source | (unstable) | 1.8.7.334-1 | 615517 | ||
| ruby1.9 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| ruby1.9.1 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
[lenny] - ruby1.8 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - ruby1.8 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)