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.
Published: 2007-01-24
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: 6.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-3295 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-95vx-q4c2-64gr RubyGems file overwrite vulnerability
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.03055}

epss

{'score': 0.04443}


Subscriptions

Rubyforge Rubygems
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:19:30.269Z

Reserved: 2007-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0469

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-01-24T01:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-0469

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2009-07-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-0469 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses