ldoce Gem Arbitrary Command Execution

MITTEL 6.8CVE-2013-1911 · GHSA-g266-3crh-h7gj · Published 03/04/2013 · updated 16/06/2026

Kurz gesagt

CVE-2013-1911 ist eine Schwachstelle (MITTEL (CVSS 6.8)) in ldoce, ldoce (mark burns).
Wahrscheinlichkeit einer Ausnutzung in den nächsten 30 Tagen (EPSS): 2.0%, höher als bei 80.4% aller Schwachstellen.
Noch keine gepatchte Version bekannt: Herstellerhinweise unter Referenzen verfolgen.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
ldoce RubyGems	`≤ 0.0.2`	No fix yet
ldoce mark_burns	`= 0.0.2`	No fix yet

Description

lib/ldoce/word.rb in the ldoce 0.0.2 gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) an mp3 URL or (2) file name.

NVD description

lib/ldoce/word.rb in the ldoce 0.0.2 gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) an mp3 URL or (2) file name.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1911 · ADVISORY
markburns/ldoce · WEB
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83163 · WEB
markburns/ldoce · PACKAGE
rubysec/ruby-advisory-db · WEB
web.archive.org/web/20200229102422/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58783 · WEB
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-04/0010.html · WEB
otiose.dhs.org/advisories/ldoce-0.0.2-cmd-exec.html · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/31/3 · WEB
securityfocus.com/bid/58783 · WEB
osvdb.org/91870

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