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CVE-2007-0469

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.3 Published: 2007-01-24 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Rubyforge Rubygems

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References