Description
The deliver function in the sendmail delivery agent (lib/mail/network/delivery_methods/sendmail.rb) in Ruby Mail gem 2.2.14 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an e-mail address.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.8/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://groups.google.com/group/mail-ruby/browse_thread/thread/e93bbd05706478dd?pli=1Patch
- http://osvdb.org/70667
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43077Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46021
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0233Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65010
- https://github.com/mikel/mail/raw/master/patches/20110126_sendmail.patchPatch
- http://groups.google.com/group/mail-ruby/browse_thread/thread/e93bbd05706478dd?pli=1Patch
- http://osvdb.org/70667
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43077Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46021
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0233Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65010
- https://github.com/mikel/mail/raw/master/patches/20110126_sendmail.patchPatch
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 2, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified