CVE-2017-0901 (GCVE-0-2017-0901)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-08-31 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier fails to validate specification names, allowing a maliciously crafted gem to potentially overwrite any file on the filesystem.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'Ûª) (CWE-22)
Assigner
References
15 references
Impacted products
Date Public
2017-08-27 00:00
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