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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2005-1992 json

The XMLRPC server in utils.rb for the ruby library (libruby) 1.8 sets an invalid default value that prevents "security protection" using ha…

published 2005-06-20 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1994

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.6%
EPSS 6.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The XMLRPC server in utils.rb for the ruby library (libruby) 1.8 sets an invalid default value that prevents "security protection" using handlers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Patch / fix

  • ruby RHEL 4 1.8.1-7.EL4.1
  • irb RHEL 4 1.8.1-7.EL4.1
  • ruby-libs RHEL 4 1.8.1-7.EL4.1
  • ruby-mode RHEL 4 1.8.1-7.EL4.1
  • ruby-tcltk RHEL 4 1.8.1-7.EL4.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:543

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-1992 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 irb 1.8.1-7.EL4.1, ruby 1.8.1-7.EL4.1, ruby-libs 1.8.1-7.EL4.1, ruby-mode 1.8.1-7.EL4.1, ruby-tcltk 1.8.1-7.EL4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 irb 1.8.1-7.EL4.1, ruby 1.8.1-7.EL4.1, ruby-libs 1.8.1-7.EL4.1, ruby-mode 1.8.1-7.EL4.1, ruby-tcltk 1.8.1-7.EL4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 irb 1.8.1-7.EL4.1, ruby 1.8.1-7.EL4.1, ruby-libs 1.8.1-7.EL4.1, ruby-mode 1.8.1-7.EL4.1, ruby-tcltk 1.8.1-7.EL4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 irb 1.8.1-7.EL4.1, ruby 1.8.1-7.EL4.1, ruby-libs 1.8.1-7.EL4.1, ruby-mode 1.8.1-7.EL4.1, ruby-tcltk 1.8.1-7.EL4.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:543

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Exploit prediction

6.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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