CVE-2009-5147
N/A
Published: March 29, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:15 PM UTC
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%
Description
DL::dlopen in Ruby 1.8, 1.9.0, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 2.0.0 before patchlevel 648, and 2.1 before 2.1.8 opens libraries with tainted names.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/222
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248935
- https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/4600cf725a86ce31266153647ae5aa1197b1215b
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2015/12/16/unsafe-tainted-string-usage-in-fiddle-and-dl-cve-2015-7551/
References (6)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/222VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76060Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248935x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/4600cf725a86ce31266153647ae5aa1197b1215bx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2015/12/16/unsafe-tainted-string-usage-in-fiddle-and-dl-cve-2015-7551/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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