{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8418","details":"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cache files belonging to other users.","modified":"2025-07-16T07:37:19.473660Z","published":"2017-05-02T14:59:00Z","withdrawn":"2025-07-18T16:43:58Z","upstream":["CVE-2017-8418"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8418"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/bbatsov/rubocop/issues/4336"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/14"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8418"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"rubocop","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/rubocop@0.52.1+dfsg-1?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.52.1+dfsg-1"}]}],"versions":["0.49.1+dfsg-1","0.51.0+dfsg-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"0.52.1+dfsg-1","binary_name":"rubocop"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8418.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}]}