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CVE-2011-1004

Date: March 2, 2011

The FileUtils.remove_entry_secure method in Ruby 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-420, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-330, 1.8.8dev, 1.9.1 through 1.9.1-430, 1.9.2 through 1.9.2-136, and 1.9.3dev allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Language: Ruby

Severity Score

6.7

Related Resources (20)

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/2

Url: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1004

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054422.html

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/5

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0910.html

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678913

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/43573

Url: http://osvdb.org/70958

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0909.html

Url: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:097

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0539

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1004

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054436.html

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2011-1004

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/43434

Url: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2011/02/18/fileutils-is-vulnerable-to-symlink-race-attacks/

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46460

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2011-1004

Severity Score

6.7

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-59

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	6.7
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	6.3
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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CVE-2011-1004

Date: March 2, 2011

Language: Ruby

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CVSS v3.1

CVSS v2

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