VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-0162
The diff_pp function in lib/gauntlet_rubyparser.rb in the ruby_parser gem 3.1.1 and earlier for Ruby allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in /tmp.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The diff_pp function in lib/gauntlet_rubyparser.rb in the ruby_parser gem 3.1.1 and earlier for Ruby allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in /tmp.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- ryan davis/ruby parser
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0544.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0548.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=892806Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0544.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0548.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=892806Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.