CVE-2008-3655

Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p286, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p71, and 1.9 through r18423 does not properly restrict access to critical variables and methods at various safe levels, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via (1) untrace_var, (2) $PROGRAM_NAME, and (3) syslog at safe level 4, and (4) insecure methods at safe levels 1 through 3.

CVSS v2.0

7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

14.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile

Published

2008-08-13

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32224
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32223

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2008-3649
• CVE-2008-3656
• CVE-2008-3641
• CVE-2008-3657
• CVE-2008-3607
• CVE-2008-3664