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CVE-2013-0162

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2013-02-24 rubygem-ruby_parser -- insecure tmp file usage

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2013-0162
Phase Assigned(20121206)

Description

The diff_pp function in lib/gauntlet_rubyparser.rb in the ruby_parser gem 3.1.1 and earlier for Ruby allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in /tmp.

References

Source Reference
MISC https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=892806
REDHAT RHSA-2013:0544
REDHAT RHSA-2013:0548