CVE-2009-5147
ruby: dlopen could open a library with tainted library name
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · May 11, 2009
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
DL::dlopen in Ruby 1.8, 1.9.0, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 2.0.0 before patchlevel 648, and 2.1 before 2.1.8 opens libraries with tainted names.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates.
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CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CWE-267 · Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions