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CVE-2007-0469

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-0469 describes a critical vulnerability in the extract_files function of RubyGems versions prior to 0.9.1, allowing crafted GEM packages to overwrite arbitrary files. This flaw could lead to denial of service, arbitrary code execution, or data corruption. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it represents a high-severity risk, requiring user assistance but enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rubyforge:rubygems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rubyforge:rubygems:0.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0483 is in the 58th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: rubygems-updateFixed in: 0.9.1
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rubygems

Vendor Advisories (2)

rubygemsGHSA-95vx-q4c2-64grmedium

RubyGems file overwrite vulnerability

May 1, 2022
redhatCVE-2007-0469Low

RubyGems: Specially-crafted Gem archive can overwrite system files

Jul 21, 2009

References

marc.info
rubyforge.org / frs/shownotes.php
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/31688
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/458128/100/0/threaded
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/0295