CVE-2011-0739
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 2.7%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 2.7% (86th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2017-0220)
- Published
- February 2, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-0220 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- mikel lindsaar / mail
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and 2 more…
References
- http://groups.google.com/group/mail-ruby/browse_thread/thread/e93bbd05706478dd?pli=1(Patch)
- http://osvdb.org/70667
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43077(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46021
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0233(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65010
- https://github.com/mikel/mail/raw/master/patches/20110126_sendmail.patch(Patch)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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