Mikel Lindsaar Mail up to 2.1.5.1 sendmail.rb deliver line input validation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mikel Lindsaar Mail up to 2.1.5.1. This affects the function deliver in the library lib/mail/network/delivery_methods/sendmail.rb. The manipulation of the argument line with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The deliver function in the sendmail delivery agent (lib/mail/network/delivery_methods/sendmail.rb) in Ruby Mail gem 2.2.14 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an e-mail address.

The weakness was disclosed 01/25/2011 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-0739 since 02/01/2011. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51962 (FreeBSD : rubygem-mail -- Remote Arbitrary Shell Command Injection Vulnerability (1cae628c-3569-11e0-8e81-0022190034c0)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (65010) and Tenable (51962).

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 51962
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : rubygem-mail -- Remote Arbitrary Shell Command Injection Vulnerability (1cae628c-3569-11e0-8e81-0022190034c0)
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OpenVAS ID: 68946
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: rubygem-mail
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Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0739 (🔍)
X-Force: 65010
Vulnerability Center: 29851 - Ruby Mail gem 2.2.14 and Earlier Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 46021 - RubyGems mail Remote Arbitrary Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 43077
OSVDB: 70667 - Mail Gem for Ruby lib/mail/network/delivery_methods/sendmail.rb Email From: Address Arbitrary Shell Command Injection
Vupen: ADV-2011-0233

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Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/13/2021 15:14
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (70), 07/06/2019 10:18 (6), 10/13/2021 15:14 (2)
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