CVE-2010-2489

Buffer overflow in Ruby 1.9.x before 1.9.1-p429 on Windows might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted ARGF.inplace_mode value that is not properly handled when constructing the filenames of the backup files.

Published: 2010-07-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-2489 is rated Moderate Risk (40.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.41%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2489

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.41% +0.34%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2489

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-2489

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-2489

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-2489 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (ruby1.8, ruby1.9.1), 12 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, upstream): not-affected 7, DNE 3, needs-triage 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2489

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2489

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.0-0 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.0-1 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.0-2 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.0-20060415 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0-20060415:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.0-20070709 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0-20070709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:-p0:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:-p129:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:-p243:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:-p376:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:-p429:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:-preview_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:-preview_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2489

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