{"id":"CVE-2007-0469","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2007-0469","summary":"RubyGems file overwrite vulnerability","details":"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":"2022-05-01T17:44:34Z","modified":"2025-04-09T15:28:46.696578Z","cvss":null,"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"rubygems-update","fixedVersion":"0.9.1"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0469"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31688"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20070210090150/http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?group_id=126&release_id=9074"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20201207172116/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458128/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116939816621060&w=2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2025-04-09T15:28:46.696578Z"}}