CVE-2007-0469
N/A
Published: January 24, 2007 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:35 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRubygems
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 0.9.00.8.11
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116939816621060&w=2x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=9074Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458128/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0295VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31688Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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