CVE-2015-7541 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The initialize method in the Histogram class in lib/colorscore/histogram.rb in the colorscore gem before 0.0.5 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the (1) image_path, (2) colors, or (3) depth variable.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01299.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Colorscore Project Subscribe	Colorscore Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:colorscore_project:colorscore:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0181	The initialize method in the Histogram class in lib/colorscore/histogram.rb in the colorscore gem before 0.0.5 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the (1) image_path, (2) colors, or (3) depth variable.
Github GHSA	GHSA-73qw-ww62-m54x	colorscore Command Injection vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://rubysec.com/advisories/CVE-2015-7541/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/2
https://github.com/quadule/colorscore/commit/570b5e854cecddd44d2047c44126aed951b61718

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-01-08T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:51:28.452Z

Reserved: 2015-09-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-7541

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-01-08T21:59:04.060

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-7541

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-77

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