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CVE-2007-0469

The extract_files function in installer.rb in RubyGems before 0.9.1 does not check whether files exist before overwritin

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.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.06589
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  • EPSS percentile: top 9% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
rubyforge rubygems<= 0.9.0
rubyforge rubygemsall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
RubyGems rubygems-update MODERATE fixed in 0.9.1
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD24 Jan 2007 · 01:28 AM
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116939816621060&w=2
http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=9074PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458128/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0295
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31688
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