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CVE-2017-5946

The Zip::File component in the rubyzip gem before 1.2.1 for Ruby has a directory traversal vulnerability.

Impact

The Zip::File component in the rubyzip gem before 1.2.1 for Ruby has a directory traversal vulnerability. If a site allows uploading of .zip files, an attacker can upload a malicious file that uses "../" pathname substrings to write arbitrary files to the filesystem.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
Rubyzip ProjectRubyzip
before 1.2.1
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 8.0, 9.0

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