CVE-2019-8324
rubygems: Installing a malicious gem may lead to arbitrary code execution
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · March 5, 2019
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in RubyGems. A crafted gem with a multi-line name is not handled correctly allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary code to the stub line of gemspec. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.2CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation