CVE-2007-0469 json
RubyGems file overwrite vulnerability
published 2007-01-24 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-95vx-q4c2-64gr , EUVD-2022-3295
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.9%
- EPSS 4.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2007-0469 updated cvss 5.6
RubyGems: Specially-crafted Gem archive can overwrite system files
-
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 rubygemsaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
4.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | rubygems-update | <0.9.1 |
0.9.1 |
References
-
rubyforge.org
/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=9074
patch, vendor-advisory
-
novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html
vendor-advisory, web
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/31688
vdb-entry, web
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/458128/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/0295
vdb-entry
-
marc.info
/?l=full-disclosure&m=116939816621060&w=2
mailing-list, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0469
advisory
-
github.com
/rubygems/rubygems
package
-
web.archive.org
/web/20070210090150/http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?group_id=126&release_id=9074
web
-
web.archive.org
/web/20201207172116/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458128/100/0/threaded
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-0469
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-95vx-q4c2-64gr
- NVD CVE-2007-0469
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.