ubuntu-cve-2013-0162
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2013-03-01 05:40
Modified
2025-10-24 04:44
Summary
Details

The diff_pp function in lib/gauntlet_rubyparser.rb in the ruby_parser gem 3.1.1 and earlier for Ruby allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in /tmp.

Severity
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "ruby-parser",
            "binary_version": "3.6.6-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "ruby-parser",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-parser@3.6.6-1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.6.6-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "ruby-parser",
            "binary_version": "3.8.2-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "ruby-parser",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-parser@3.8.2-1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.8.2-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "ruby-parser",
            "binary_version": "3.11.0-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "ruby-parser",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-parser@3.11.0-1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.11.0-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The diff_pp function in lib/gauntlet_rubyparser.rb in the ruby_parser gem 3.1.1 and earlier for Ruby allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in /tmp.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2013-0162",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T04:44:59Z",
  "published": "2013-03-01T05:40:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-0162"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/22/5"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0162"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2013-0162"
  ]
}



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