CVE-2007-0469
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 4.9%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 4.9% (92th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-3295)
- Published
- January 24, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-3295 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- rubyforge / rubygems
- rubyforge / rubygems
References
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116939816621060&w=2
- http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=9074(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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