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CVE-2012-6135 (GCVE-0-2012-6135)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-19 16:56 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:28
VLAI
Summary
RubyGems passenger 4.0.0 betas 1 and 2 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files during the startup process.
CWE
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ruby-passenger ruby-passenger Affected: 4.0.53-1
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Date Public
2013-03-01 00:00
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