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CVE-2007-0469

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Date: January 23, 2007

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.

Language: Ruby

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Related Resources (12)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31688
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0469
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0469
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0295
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458128/100/0/threaded
http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=9074
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20070210090150/http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?group_id=126&release_id=9074
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116939816621060&w=2
https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems
https://web.archive.org/web/20201207172116/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458128/100/0/threaded
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2007-0469

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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