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CVE-2012-5380

MEDIUM
6.7

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in Ruby 1.9.3-p194, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\Ruby193\bin directory, which may be added to the PATH system environment variable by an administrator, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse wlbsctrl.dll file used by the "IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules" system service in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 Release Preview. NOTE: CVE disputes this issue because the unsafe PATH is established only by a separate administrative action that is not a default part of the Ruby installation

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.7
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorLOCAL
ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionREQUIRED
Published10/11/2012
Last Modified4/11/2025
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

ruby-lang:ruby

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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