CVE-2014-0177 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in the 'am' function of lib/hub/commands.rb within github hub versions prior to 1.12.1. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack on a temporary patch file. With a CVSS score of 3.6, it is considered low severity, requiring local access and user interaction to achieve partial integrity and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:github:hub:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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