CVE-2017-0901
rubygems: Arbitrary file overwrite due to incorrect validation of specification name
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · September 1, 2017
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
It was found that rubygems did not sanitize gem names during installation of a given gem. A specially crafted gem could use this flaw to install files outside of the regular directory.
Statement
This issue affects the versions of ruby as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and 7 and the versions of rh-ruby22-ruby and rh-ruby23-ruby as shipped with Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 6.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE-138 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements