CVE-2018-1000544

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2018-06-05
CWE:
CWE-20->(CWE-22|CWE-59)
Bugzilla:
1593001: CVE-2018-1000544 rubyzip: arbitrary file write vulnerability / arbitrary code execution using a specially crafted zip file
A directory and symbolic link traversal flaw was found in the way rubyzip gem extracts zip files. An attacker, with access to a privileged application capable of extracting zip files, could use this flaw to write new files to arbitrary paths, accessible by the aforementioned privileged application.

Find out more about CVE-2018-1000544 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 4.8
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low

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