CVE - CVE-2007-0469

CVE-ID
CVE-2007-0469	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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
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BUGTRAQ:20070121 RubyGems 0.9.0 and earlier installation exploit URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458128/100/0/threaded CONFIRM:http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=9074 FULLDISC:20070121 RubyGems 0.9.0 and earlier installation exploit URL:http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116939816621060&w=2 SUSE:SUSE-SR:2007:004 URL:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html VUPEN:ADV-2007-0295 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0295~~ (Obsolete source) XF:rubygems-extractfiles-file-overwrite(31688) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31688
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20070123	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20070123)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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