oss-security - Re: CVE request: ruby file creation due in insertion of illegal NUL character

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Message-Id: <20121016000107.4A0056EA62@zanzibar.garbagecollect.jp>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:01:08 +0900
From: "U.Nakamura" <usa@...bagecollect.jp>
To: kseifried@...hat.com
Cc: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com,
 Vincent Danen <vdanen@...hat.com>,
 security@...y-lang.org
Subject: Re: CVE request: ruby file creation due in insertion of illegal NUL character

Hello,

In message "Re: [oss-security] CVE request: ruby file creation due in insertion of illegal NUL character"
    on Oct.14,2012 04:48:50, <kseifried@...hat.com> wrote:
> > The fix is located here:
> >
> > http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision&revision=37163
> >
> > I don't see a CVE name associated with the announcement or commit, so
> > I don't believe one has been assigned.
> >
> Agreed, user controlled file creation in this manner is definitely a
> security issue.
> 
> Please use CVE-2012-4522 for this issue.

Thank you.

I've added the mention about the CVE number to the announcement
on Ruby Web SIte.


Regards,
-- 
U.Nakamura <usa@...bagecollect.jp>

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