CVE-2007-0469

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 packages (1)

• RubyGems/rubygems-updatefrom 0, < 0.9.1

References (7)

• ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0469
• PATCHhttps://github.com/rubygems/rubygems
• WEBhttp://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116939816621060&w=2
• WEBhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31688
• WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20070210090150/http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?group_id=126&release_id=9074
• WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20201207172116/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458128/100/0/threaded
• WEBhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html