CVE-2012-6135

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 19, 2019 at 04:56 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsOpenshiftPassengerPassenger

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

RubyGems passenger 4.0.0 betas 1 and 2 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files during the startup process.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/02/1
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6135
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82533
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58259

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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