CVE-2007-0469

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 24, 2007
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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