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CVE-2017-5946

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CVE-2017-5946

Published: Feb 27, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The Zip::File component in the rubyzip gem before 1.2.1 for Ruby has a directory traversal vulnerability. If a site allows uploading of .zip files, an attacker can upload a malicious file that uses "../" pathname substrings to write arbitrary files to the filesystem.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

96445
vdb-entry
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DSA-3801
vendor-advisory
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