CVE-2007-0469
RubyGems file overwrite vulnerability
EPSS 4.8%
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.
How to fix CVE-2007-0469
To remediate CVE-2007-0469, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- RubyGems/rubygems-update—upgrade to 0.9.1 or later
Is CVE-2007-0469 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.9.1