Symlink File Overwrite Affecting fileutils package, versions <0.7.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUBY-FILEUTILS-20077
  • published27 Feb 2013
  • disclosed27 Feb 2013
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 Feb 2013

CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-208  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade fileutils to version 0.7.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink File Overwrite. It is possible for a local attacker to use a symlink attack against temporary files created by files_utils.rb to cause the program to unexpectedly overwrite an arbitrary file.

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