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CVE-2007-0469
Published: Jan 24, 2007
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=9074
x_refsource_CONFIRM
rubygems-extractfiles-file-overwrite(31688)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
SUSE-SR:2007:004
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
20070121 RubyGems 0.9.0 and earlier installation exploit
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
ADV-2007-0295
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
20070121 RubyGems 0.9.0 and earlier installation exploit
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
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