The extract_files function in installer.rb in RubyGems prior to 0.9.1 does not check whether files exist before overwriting them, which allows user-assisted remote malicious users to overwrite arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code via crafted GEM packages.
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rubyforge rubygems 0.8.11 |
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rubyforge rubygems |