Vulnerability in Rubyforge Rubygems
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 code via crafted GEM packages.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.049 (91.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rubyforge Rubygems — versions 0.8.11
References
- rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31688 (vdb-entry)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458128/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0295 (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)