GoogleOSV:GHSA-95VX-Q4C2-64GRRubyGems file overwrite vulnerability
9.3 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.016 Low
EPSS
Percentile
87.3%
The extract_files function in installer.rb in RubyGems before 0.9.1 does not check whether files exist before overwriting them, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code via crafted GEM packages.
References
marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116939816621060&w=2
rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=9074
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0469
web.archive.org/web/20070210090150/rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?group_id=126&release_id=9074
web.archive.org/web/20201207172116/www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458128/100/0/threaded
Related
9.3 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.016 Low
EPSS
Percentile
87.3%