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CVE-2013-0162
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…
Low2.1EPSS 0.37%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 69% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- RubyGemsruby_parserGHSA-8mvw-22r7-w6fq (opens in a new tab)
References (3)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=892806 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:0548 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:0544 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-8mvw-22r7-w6fq (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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