VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-8418
RuboCop 0.48.1 and earlier does not use /tmp in safe way, allowing local users to exploit this to tamper with cache files belonging to other users.
LOW 3.3EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
RuboCop 0.48.1 and earlier does not use /tmp in safe way, allowing local users to exploit this to tamper with cache files belonging to other users.
- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-668
- Affected
- rubocop project/rubocop
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/14Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/bbatsov/rubocop/issues/4336Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/14Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/bbatsov/rubocop/issues/4336Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.