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CVE-2013-2512 (ftpd): ftpd Gem for Ruby Shell Character Handling Remote Command Injection

ftpd Gem for Ruby Shell Character Handling Remote Command Injection

Published: February 28, 2013

SECURITY IDENTIFIERS

GEM

ftpd

SEVERITY

CVSS v3.x: 9.8 (Critical)

CVSS v2.0: 9.0 (High)

PATCHED VERSIONS

>= 0.2.2

DESCRIPTION

ftpd Gem for Ruby contains a flaw that is triggered when handling a specially crafted option or filename that contains a shell character. This may allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands.