CVE-2017-5946 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability in the Zip::File component of the rubyzip gem, affecting versions prior to 1.2.1. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload a specially crafted .zip file containing "../" sequences to write arbitrary files to the filesystem, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity (CVSS 9.8), there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyzip_project:rubyzip:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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