CVE-2012-2140
Mail gem < 2.4.3 - Remote Code Execution via Shell Metacharacters in Sendmail/Exim Delivery
Title source: llmDescription
The Mail gem before 2.4.3 for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) sendmail or (2) exim delivery.
References (11)
Core 11
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816352
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080648.html
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/ac56f03bdfc30b379aeecd4ff317d08fdaa328c2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/8
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080645.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=759092
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48970
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/39b590ddb08f90ddbe445837359a2c8843e533d0
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/mikel/mail/blob/9beb079c70d236a5ad2e1ba95b2c977e55deb7af/CHANGELOG.rdoc
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080747.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/26/1
Scores
EPSS
0.0367
EPSS Percentile
88.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (4)
rubygems/mail
0 - 2.4.3RubyGems
rubygems/mail_gem
2.3.2
rubygems/mail_gem
2.3.3
rubygems/mail_gem
< 2.4.1
Published
Jul 18, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026