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CVE-2006-3694

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Ruby before 1.8.5 allow remote attackers to bypass "safe...

6.4 MediumFix available

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Ruby before 1.8.5 allow remote attackers to bypass "safe level" checks via unspecified vectors involving (1) the alias function and (2) "directory operations".

Exploit likelihood

5.85%Up 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.4

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Ruby before 1.8.5 allow remote attackers to bypass "safe level" checks via unspecified vectors involving (1) the alias function and (2) "directory operations".

Record
CVE-2006-3694
CVSS 2.0
6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Ruby before 1.8.5 allow remote attackers to bypass "safe level" checks via unspecified vectors involving (1) the alias function and (2) "directory operations".

Record
CVE-2006-3694
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3689 No score

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Ruby before 1.8.5 allow remote attackers to bypass "safe level" checks via unspecified vectors involving (1) the alias function and (2) "directory operations".

Record
EUVD-2006-3689
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rx2v-jmvm-3c4h No score

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Ruby before 1.8.5 allow remote attackers to bypass "safe...

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Ruby before 1.8.5 allow remote attackers to bypass "safe level" checks via unspecified vectors involving (1) the alias function and (2) "directory operations".

Record
GHSA-rx2v-jmvm-3c4h
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ruby1.6
Debian:3.1
 before 1.6.8-12sarge2, plus listed versions
1.6.8-121.6.8-12sarge1
1.6.8-12sarge2
ruby1.8
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.8.2-7sarge4, plus listed versions
1.8.2-71.8.2-7sarge11.8.2-7sarge2
1.8.2-7sarge4
irb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-mode
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-tcltk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
irb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-mode
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-tcltk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
irb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-mode
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-tcltk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
irb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-mode
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
ruby-tcltk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.6
irb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-mode
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-tcltk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
irb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-mode
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-tcltk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
irb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-mode
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-tcltk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
irb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-mode
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
ruby-tcltk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.6

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-3694 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby, published July 19, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.85%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in ruby1.6 1.6.8-12sarge2.

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