CVE-2013-4479
Sup Code Injection vulnerability
lib/sup/message_chunks.rb in Sup before 0.13.2.1 and 0.14.x before 0.14.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the content_type of an email attachment.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.8
lib/sup/message_chunks.rb in Sup before 0.13.2.1 and 0.14.x before 0.14.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the content_type of an email attachment.
- Record
CVE-2013-4479- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
lib/sup/message_chunks.rb in Sup before 0.13.2.1 and 0.14.x before 0.14.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the content_type of an email attachment.
- Record
CVE-2013-4479- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4150 No score
lib/sup/message_chunks.rb in Sup before 0.13.2.1 and 0.14.x before 0.14.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the content_type of an email attachment.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4150- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hh2x-7mf9-78fr No score
Sup Code Injection vulnerability
lib/sup/message_chunks.rb in Sup before 0.13.2.1 and 0.14.x before 0.14.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the content_type of an email attachment.
- Record
GHSA-hh2x-7mf9-78fr- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
lib/sup/message_chunks.rb in Sup before 0.13.2.1 and 0.14.x before 0.14.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the content_type of an email attachment.
- Record
CVE-2013-4479- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4479 No score
lib/sup/message_chunks.rb in Sup before 0.13.2.1 and 0.14.x before 0.14.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the content_type of an email attachment.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4479- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hh2x-7mf9-78fr No score
Sup Code Injection vulnerability
lib/sup/message_chunks.rb in Sup before 0.13.2.1 and 0.14.x before 0.14.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the content_type of an email attachment.
- Record
GHSA-hh2x-7mf9-78fr- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-4479 No score
lib/sup/message_chunks.rb in Sup before 0.13.2.1 and 0.14.x before 0.14.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the content_type of an email attachment.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4479- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
supRubyGems |
before 0.13.2.1 | 0.13.2.1 |
supRubyGems |
0.14.0 up to 0.14.1.1 | 0.14.1.1 |
sup-mailDebian:12 |
before 0.12.1+git20120407.aaa852f-1+deb7u1 | 0.12.1+git20120407.aaa852f-1+deb7u1 |
sup-mailDebian:13 |
before 0.12.1+git20120407.aaa852f-1+deb7u1 | 0.12.1+git20120407.aaa852f-1+deb7u1 |
sup-mailDebian:14 |
before 0.12.1+git20120407.aaa852f-1+deb7u1 | 0.12.1+git20120407.aaa852f-1+deb7u1 |
sup-mailDebian:6.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0.11-2+nmu1+deb6u1, plus listed versions 0.11-2 |
0.11-2+nmu1+deb6u1 |
sup-mailDebian:7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0.12.1+git20120407.aaa852f-1+deb7u1, plus listed versions 0.12.1+git20120407.aaa852f-1 |
0.12.1+git20120407.aaa852f-1+deb7u1 |
supRubyGems |
before 0.13.2.1, plus listed versions 0.0.10.0.20.0.30.0.40.0.5 Show 23 moreShow less0.0.60.0.70.0.80.10.100.10.10.10.20.110.120.12.10.13.00.13.10.13.20.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.8.10.90.9.1 |
0.13.2.1 |
supRubyGems |
0.14.0 up to 0.14.1.1, plus listed versions 0.14.1 |
0.14.1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4479 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Supmua Sup, published November 27, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.24%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in sup 0.13.2.1.
References
github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup/commit/ca0302e0c716682d2de22e9136400c704cc93e42
secunia.com/advisories/55294
secunia.com/advisories/55400
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Oct/272
rubyforge.org/pipermail/sup-talk/2013-October/004996.html
debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2805
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openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/30/2
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165917.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4479
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/sup/CVE-2013-4479.yml
web.archive.org/web/20140524005344/http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/sup-talk/2013-October/004996.html
phenoelit.org/stuff/whatsup.txt
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hh2x-7mf9-78fr
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4479
github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4479
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4479