LOW
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
Published May 2, 2017
3.3
LOWCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.41%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.48.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
3.3 LOW NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.41% 0.00409
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00409
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 32.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 34.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 3.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/14 x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wmjf-jpjj-9f3j Advisory
- https://github.com/bbatsov/rubocop/issues/4336 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/commit/dcb258fabd5f2624c1ea0e1634763094590c09d7
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rubocop/CVE-2017-8418.yml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8418
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/14 | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wmjf-jpjj-9f3j | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/bbatsov/rubocop/issues/4336 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/commit/dcb258fabd5f2624c1ea0e1634763094590c09d7 | ||
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rubocop/CVE-2017-8418.yml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8418 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 2, 2017
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved May 2, 2017
Link CVE-2017-8418
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-WMJF-JPJJ-9F3J Updated n/a