CVE-2018-1000079
rubygems: Path traversal issue during gem installation allows to write to arbitrary filesystem locations
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
RubyGems version Ruby 2.2 series: 2.2.9 and earlier, Ruby 2.3 series: 2.3.6 and earlier, Ruby 2.4 series: 2.4.3 and earlier, Ruby 2.5 series: 2.5.0 and earlier, prior to trunk revision 62422 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in gem installation that can result in the gem could write to arbitrary filesystem locations during installation. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must install a malicious gem. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.7.6.
Las versiones de RubyGems de la serie Ruby 2.2: 2.2.9 y anteriores, de la serie Ruby 2.3: 2.3.6 y anteriores, de la serie Ruby 2.4: 2.4.3 y anteriores, y de la serie Ruby 2.5: versiones 2.5.0 y anteriores, anteriores a la revisión del trunk 62422 contiene una vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en la instalación de gemas que puede resultar en que la gema podría escribir en ubicaciones arbitrarias del sistema de archivos durante la instalación. El ataque parece ser explotable mediante una víctima que instale una gema maliciosa. La vulnerabilidad parece haber sido solucionada en la versión 2.7.6.
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information. It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
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Timeline
- 2018-02-21 CVE Reserved
- 2018-03-13 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
References (17)
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html | Mailing List |
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http://blog.rubygems.org/2018/02/15/2.7.6-released.html | 2018-11-30 | |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html | 2018-11-30 | |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3729 | 2018-11-30 | |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3730 | 2018-11-30 | |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3731 | 2018-11-30 | |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2028 | 2018-11-30 | |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0542 | 2018-11-30 | |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0591 | 2018-11-30 | |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0663 | 2018-11-30 | |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3621-1 | 2018-11-30 | |
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4219 | 2018-11-30 | |
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4259 | 2018-11-30 | |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000079 | 2020-03-03 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1547426 | 2020-03-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Rubygems Search vendor "Rubygems" | Rubygems Search vendor "Rubygems" for product "Rubygems" | <= 2.2.9 Search vendor "Rubygems" for product "Rubygems" and version " <= 2.2.9" | - |
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Rubygems Search vendor "Rubygems" | Rubygems Search vendor "Rubygems" for product "Rubygems" | <= 2.3.6 Search vendor "Rubygems" for product "Rubygems" and version " <= 2.3.6" | - |
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Rubygems Search vendor "Rubygems" | Rubygems Search vendor "Rubygems" for product "Rubygems" | <= 2.4.3 Search vendor "Rubygems" for product "Rubygems" and version " <= 2.4.3" | - |
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Rubygems Search vendor "Rubygems" | Rubygems Search vendor "Rubygems" for product "Rubygems" | <= 2.5.0 Search vendor "Rubygems" for product "Rubygems" and version " <= 2.5.0" | - |
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