GHSA-7m2w-9gw7-c3xp
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Summary: open-uri-cached Gem for Ruby Unsafe Temporary File Creation Enables Code Execution
Details: The 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 metafile is created.
References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3649, https://github.com/tigris/open-uri-cached/issues/8, https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/open-uri-cached/CVE-2015-3649.yml, https://github.com/tigris/open-uri-cached, https://github.com/tigris/open-uri-cached/blob/master/lib/open-uri/cached.rb, https://web.archive.org/web/20210119122105/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74469, http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/373, http://www.benjaminfleischer.com/2013/03/20/yaml-and-security-in-ruby, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/06/2
Affected packages
Package
Name: open-uri-cached
Purl: pkg:gem/open-uri-cached
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
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