CVE-2012-2139: Mail Gem Path Traversal vulnerability

CVE-2012-2139 · Severity: info · Published 2017-10-24

Mail Gem Path Traversal vulnerability

Technologies: mail (RubyGems). Vendors: RubyGems.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2012-2139 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-2139 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2012-2139?
Informational severity, published 24 October 2017.
Which products and versions are affected?
mail (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.4.4.
Is there a fix for CVE-2012-2139?
Yes. mail (RubyGems): upgrade to 2.4.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2012-2139?
Check whether you run mail (RubyGems) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • mail (RubyGems): upgrade to 2.4.4 or later
    bundle update mail

Affected products

  • mail (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.4.4

Identifiers

  • CVE-2012-2139
  • GHSA-cj92-c4fj-w9c5

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