CVE-2014-0177

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions hub versions prior to 1.12.1

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary patch file. This is due to a problem in the am function in lib/hub/commands.rb.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.12.1, update to version 1.12.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the am function in lib/hub/commands.rb to minimize the risk of exploitation.