JVN#30414126: Ruby Version Manager escape sequence injection vulnerability

Overview

Ruby Version Manager contains an escape sequence injection vulnerability.

Products Affected

Ruby Version Manager prior to 1.2.1

Description

Ruby Version Manager is a command line tool for managing multiple ruby environments. Ruby Version Manager contains an escape sequence injection vulnerability.

Impact

A user may unknowingly open a malicious file. As a result, the string that is output on the terminal may contain an arbitrary escape sequence.

Solution

Update the software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.

Vendor Status

Vendor	Link
Ruby Version Manager (RVM)	Ruby Version Manager (RVM)

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2011.01.18

Measures	Conditions	Severity
Access Required	can be attacked over the Internet using packets	High
Authentication	anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count)	High
User Interaction Required	the user must be convinced to take a standard action that does not feel harmful to most users, such as click on a link or view a file	Mid
Exploit Complexity	expertise and/or luck required (guessing correctly in medium-sized space, kernel expertise)	Low-Mid

Description of each analysis measures

Credit

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE	CVE-2010-3928
JVN iPedia	JVNDB-2011-000005

JVN#30414126 Ruby Version Manager escape sequence injection vulnerability