RubyGems 4.0.0 Beta 1/4.0.0 Beta 2 Startup denial of service
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| 5.2 | $0-$5k | 4.46 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in RubyGems 4.0.0 Beta 1/4.0.0 Beta 2 (Programming Language Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Startup Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 03/01/2013. The weakness was shared 11/19/2019 with Red Hat as bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-6135 since 12/06/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2454 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 58259).
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2
VulDB Base Score: โ5.4
VulDB Temp Score: โ5.2
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Class: Denial of service (CWE-404)
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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12/06/2012 CVE assigned
03/01/2013 Vulnerability found
03/01/2013 SecurityFocus entry assigned
11/19/2019 Advisory disclosed
11/20/2019 VulDB entry created
11/20/2019 VulDB last updateAdvisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Organization: Red Hat
CVE: CVE-2012-6135 (๐)
SecurityFocus: 58259 - RubyGems passenger CVE-2012-6135 Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 90738
Created: 11/20/2019 07:12 AM
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