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CVE-2011-1004

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59 Link Following
Publication date:
02/03/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.30 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
6.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.8:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*

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