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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-01-24T01:00:00

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

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

Link: CVE-2007-0469

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:25:56.620

Link: CVE-2007-0469

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2007-0469 - Bugzilla