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Vulnerability details: VCID-2ww6-w1k6-xqbp
Vulnerability ID VCID-2ww6-w1k6-xqbp
Aliases CVE-2012-4466
GHSA-gm9g-777x-3fp6
Summary ruby: safe level bypass via name_err_mesg_to_str()
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 4.5
Risk 2.2
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
System Score Found at
epss 0.01188 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4466
epss 0.01188 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4466
epss 0.01188 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4466
epss 0.01188 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4466
epss 0.01606 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4466
epss 0.01606 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4466
epss 0.01606 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4466
epss 0.01606 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4466
epss 0.01606 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4466
epss 0.01606 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4466
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4466
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089554.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089887.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2012-4466.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4466
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4466
http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision&revision=37068
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0294
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:124
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/02/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/9
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2012/10/12/cve-2012-4464-cve-2012-4466/
862614 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862614
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p160:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p160:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p17:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p17:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p173:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p173:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p174:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p174:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p22:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p22:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p248:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p248:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p249:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p249:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p299:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p299:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p301:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p301:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p302:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p302:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p330:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p330:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p334:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p334:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p352:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p352:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p357:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p357:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p358:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p358:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p370:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p370:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p71:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p71:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p72:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p72:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p0:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p125:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p125:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p194:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p194:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p0:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
USN-1602-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1602-1/
USN-1603-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1603-1/
USN-1603-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1603-2/
USN-1614-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1614-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4466
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.7883
EPSS Score 0.01188
Published At April 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T14:54:03.128972+00:00 RedHat Importer Import https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2012-4466.json 38.0.0