RubyGems file overwrite vulnerability

GHSA-95vx-q4c2-64gr · CVE-2007-0469

Published May 1, 2022 · Modified Apr 9, 2025

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.

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0469
WEB https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31688
PACKAGE https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems
WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20070210090150/http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?group_id=126&release_id=9074
WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20201207172116/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458128/100/0/threaded
WEB http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116939816621060&w=2
WEB http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html

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