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CVE-2013-2617 (curl): CVE-2013-2617 rubygem-curl: insufficient URL escaping command injection

CVE-2013-2617 rubygem-curl: insufficient URL escaping command injection

Published: March 12, 2013

SECURITY IDENTIFIERS

GEM

curl

SEVERITY

CVSS v2.0: 7.5 (High)

PATCHED VERSIONS

None available.

DESCRIPTION

lib/curl.rb in the Curl Gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.