cvelist/2007/0xxx/CVE-2007-0469.json

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                "value": "The extract_files function in installer.rb in RubyGems before 0.9.1 does not check whether files exist before overwriting them, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code via crafted GEM packages."
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            {
                "name": "http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=9074",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "url": "http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=9074"
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                "name": "SUSE-SR:2007:004",
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                "name": "ADV-2007-0295",
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                "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0295"
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