CVE-2017-8418

low-risk
Published 2017-05-02

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
3
CVSS 3.3/10 Low
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Rubocop

Affected Vendors

Rubocop Project

References (4)

Exploit http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/14
Exploit https://github.com/bbatsov/rubocop/issues/4336
Exploit http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/14
Exploit https://github.com/bbatsov/rubocop/issues/4336
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal