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ALPINE-CVE-2019-16255
ALPINE-CVE-2019-16255
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.100000381469727 HIGH
Ruby through 2.4.7, 2.5.x through 2.5.6, and 2.6.x through 2.6.4 allows code injection if the first argument (aka the "command" argument) to Shell#[] or Shell#test in lib/shell.rb is untrusted data. An attacker can exploit this to call an arbitrary Ruby method.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
8.100000381469727
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.7 | ruby | 2.4.6-r0, 0, 1.8.7_p160-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | ruby | 1.9.3_p385-r0, 2.6.4-r0, 2.6.3-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ruby | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | ruby | *, 2.4.1-r1, 2.4.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ruby | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | ruby | 2.5.0-r1, 2.4.2-r1, 2.4.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | ruby | 1.9.3, 1.9.3, 1.9.3 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | ruby | 2.5.1-r1, 0, 1.8.7_p160-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ruby | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | ruby | 0, 1.8.7_p160-r2, 1.8.7_p174-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | ruby | 2.0.0_p195-r0, 2.0.0_p0-r1, 1.9.3_p392-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | ruby | 1.9.3, 0, 1.8.7_p160-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | ruby | 2.5.0-r0, 2.0.0_p247-r1, 2.0.0_p247-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | ruby | 2.6.4-r0, 1.8.7_p160-r2, 1.8.7_p160-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ruby | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | ruby | 2.0.0_p247-r2, 2.0.0_p247-r3, 2.0.0_p353-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | ruby | 0, 1.8.7_p160-r2, 1.8.7_p174-r0 |
Timeline
- Nov 26, 2019 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch