ghsa-95vx-q4c2-64gr
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-01 17:44
Modified
2025-04-09 14:35
Summary
RubyGems file overwrite vulnerability
Details

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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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "rubygems-update"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.9.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2007-0469"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-03-08T20:03:32Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2007-01-24T01:28:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-95vx-q4c2-64gr",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T14:35:20Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T17:44:34Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0469"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31688"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20070210090150/http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?group_id=126\u0026release_id=9074"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201207172116/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458128/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure\u0026m=116939816621060\u0026w=2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "RubyGems file overwrite vulnerability"
}


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