CVE-2007-0469
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.86%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.86% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- rubyforge/rubygems
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116939816621060&w=2
- http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=9074Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458128/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0295
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31688
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116939816621060&w=2
- http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=9074Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458128/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0295
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31688
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.