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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000073

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000073 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

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 install_location function of package.rb that can result in path traversal when writing to a symlinked basedir outside of the root. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.7.6.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14jruby0, 0, 0
Debian:12jruby0, 0, 0
Debian:14rubygems0, 0, 0
Debian:12rubygems0, 0, 0
Debian:13jruby0, 0, 0
Debian:11rubygems0, 0, 0
Debian:13rubygems0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Mar 13, 2018 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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