01 Record
CVE-2013-6421
The unpack_zip function in archive_unpacker.rb in the sprout gem 0.7.246 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) filename or (2)
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The unpack_zip function in archive_unpacker.rb in the sprout gem 0.7.246 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) filename or (2)
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.97% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 80.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-12-12 18:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 17:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-11-04
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ed9c17af9008d2874359bd08e063b58e0ceab6d2c9973cb147aacb2e8ee04eea
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- archives.neohapsis.com20131214 Command injection vulnerability in Ruby Gem sprout 0.7.246http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-12/0077.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20131202 Command injection vulnerability in Ruby Gem sprout 0.7.246http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/03/1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20131202 Re: Command injection vulnerability in Ruby Gem sprout 0.7.246http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/03/6
- vapid.dhs.orghttp://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/sprout-0.7.246-command-inj.html