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CVE-2013-0284


Ruby agent 3.2.0 through 3.5.2 serializes sensitive data when communicating with servers operated by New Relic, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (database credentials and SQL statements) by sniffing the network and deserializing the data.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-0284 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from newrelic organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2013-04-09T20:55:01.647

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.2.0 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.3.0 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.3.1 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.3.2 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.3.2.1 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.3.3 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.3.4 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.3.4.1 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.3.5 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.4.0 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.4.0.1 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.4.1 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.4.2 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.4.2.1 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.5.0 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.5.0.1 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.5.1 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.5.1.14 Yes
Application newrelic ruby_agent 3.5.2 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For newrelic's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.