CVE-2015-3649

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-3649
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-18 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-11-05 14:55:00 UTC
DescriptionThe open-uri-cached rubygem allows local users to execute arbitrary Ruby code by creating a directory under /tmp containing "openuri-" followed by a crafted UID, and putting Ruby code in said directory once a meta file is created.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Open-uri-cached Project Open-uri-cached 0.0.5 All All All
Application Open-uri-cached Project Open-uri-cached 0.0.5 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
open-uri-cached/cached.rb at master · tigris/open-uri-cached · GitHub MISC github.com Third Party Advisory
open-uri-cached/cached.rb at master · tigris/open-uri-cached · GitHub MISC github.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: Local privileges escalation in rubygem open-uri-cached MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
YAML and security in Ruby – Benjamin Fleischer MISC www.benjaminfleischer.com Third Party Advisory
RubyGems open-uri-cached 'cached.rb' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
open-uri-cached/cached.rb at master · tigris/open-uri-cached · GitHub MISC github.com Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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