Vulnerability CVE-2007-0469
Published: 2007-01-23   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Rubyforge -> Rubygems 

 References:
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116939816621060&w=2
http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=9074
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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