6.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
7.9 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
The FileUtils.remove_entry_secure method in Ruby 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-420, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-330, 1.8.8dev, 1.9.1 through 1.9.1-430, 1.9.2 through 1.9.2-136, and 1.9.3dev allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054422.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054436.html
osvdb.org/70958
secunia.com/advisories/43434
secunia.com/advisories/43573
support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:097
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/5
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0909.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0910.html
www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2011/02/18/fileutils-is-vulnerable-to-symlink-race-attacks/
www.securityfocus.com/bid/46460
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0539
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678913