CVE-2017-8418

LOW

RuboCop < 0.48.1 - Unsafe Temporary File Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

RuboCop 0.48.1 and earlier does not use /tmp in safe way, allowing local users to exploit this to tamper with cache files belonging to other users.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/14
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/bbatsov/rubocop/issues/4336

Scores

CVSS v3 3.3
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 19.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-668
Status published
Products (2)
rubocop_project/rubocop < 0.48.1
rubygems/rubocop 0 - 0.49.0RubyGems
Published May 02, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026