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CVE-2005-2337

Ruby 1.6.x up to 1.6.8, 1.8.x up to 1.8.2, and 1.9.0 development up to 2005-09-01 allows...

7.5 HighFix available

Ruby 1.6.x up to 1.6.8, 1.8.x up to 1.8.2, and 1.9.0 development up to 2005-09-01 allows attackers to bypass safe level and taint flag protections and execute disallowed code when Ruby processes a program through standard input (stdin).

Exploit likelihood

3.26%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Ruby 1.6.x up to 1.6.8, 1.8.x up to 1.8.2, and 1.9.0 development up to 2005-09-01 allows attackers to bypass safe level and taint flag protections and execute disallowed code when Ruby processes a program through standard input (stdin).

Record
CVE-2005-2337
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Ruby 1.6.x up to 1.6.8, 1.8.x up to 1.8.2, and 1.9.0 development up to 2005-09-01 allows attackers to bypass safe level and taint flag protections and execute disallowed code when Ruby processes a program through standard input (stdin).

Record
CVE-2005-2337
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2338 No score

Ruby 1.6.x up to 1.6.8, 1.8.x up to 1.8.2, and 1.9.0 development up to 2005-09-01 allows attackers to bypass safe level and taint flag protections and execute disallowed code when Ruby processes a program through standard input (stdin).

Record
EUVD-2005-2338
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w8mr-4m5w-x8wv No score

Ruby 1.6.x up to 1.6.8, 1.8.x up to 1.8.2, and 1.9.0 development up to 2005-09-01 allows...

Ruby 1.6.x up to 1.6.8, 1.8.x up to 1.8.2, and 1.9.0 development up to 2005-09-01 allows attackers to bypass safe level and taint flag protections and execute disallowed code when Ruby processes a program through standard input (stdin).

Record
GHSA-w8mr-4m5w-x8wv
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ruby
Debian:3.0
 before 1.6.7-3woody5, plus listed versions
1.6.7-3woody4
1.6.7-3woody5
ruby1.6
Debian:3.1
 before 1.6.8-12sarge1, plus listed versions
1.6.8-12
1.6.8-12sarge1
ruby1.8
Debian:3.1
 before 1.8.2-7sarge2, plus listed versions
1.8.2-71.8.2-7sarge1
1.8.2-7sarge2
irb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-mode
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ruby-tcltk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
irb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-mode
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-tcltk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
irb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-mode
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-tcltk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
irb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-mode
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
ruby-tcltk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
0:1.6.8-9.EL3.4
irb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-mode
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-tcltk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
irb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-mode
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-tcltk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
irb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-mode
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-tcltk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
irb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-mode
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
ruby-tcltk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2
0:1.8.1-7.EL4.2

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2005-2337 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby, published October 7, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.26%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in ruby 1.6.7-3woody5.

References

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