CVE-2017-8418

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    CVE-2017-8418

    Published: 2 May 2017Last Modified: 27 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: RuboCop 0.48.1 and earlier does not use /tmp in safe way, allowing local users to exploit this to tamper with cache files belonging to other users.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/14, https://github.com/bbatsov/rubocop/issues/4336

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    v0.48.1
    v0.48.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High