CVE-2014-1831: Instance Directory Creation Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

February 19, 2015 (updated February 20, 2015)

Passenger Gem for Ruby contains a flaw as the program creates the server instance directory insecurely. It is possible for a local attacker to use a symlink attack against the directory to cause the program to unexpectedly overwrite an arbitrary file.

References

osvdb.org/show/osvdb/102613

Code Behaviors & Features

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