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Debian: CVE-2018-1000544: ruby-zip -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-1000544: ruby-zip -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/26/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/19/2019
Modified
02/18/2020

Description

rubyzip gem rubyzip version 1.2.1 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in Zip::File component that can result in write arbitrary files to the filesystem. This attack appear to be exploitable via If a site allows uploading of .zip files , an attacker can upload a malicious file that contains symlinks or files with absolute pathnames "../" to write arbitrary files to the filesystem..

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-ruby-zip

References

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