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CVE-2013-0162

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-03-01 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

Ryan Davis Ruby Parser: through 3.1.1; 1.0.0, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4 (+22)

References

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