# CVE-2015-7314: The Precious module in gollum before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging the lack of a certain temporary-fil

- Also known as: GHSA-M2Q3-53FQ-7H66
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.0.1
- Published: 2015-10-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- gollum (RubyGems): fixed in 4.0.1

## Description

The Precious module in gollum before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging the lack of a certain temporary-file check.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, gollum, upgrade to a fixed version (4.0.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/gollum/gollum/commit/ce68a88293ce3b18c261312392ad33a88bb69ea1
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27548431/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000149
- https://github.com/gollum/gollum/issues/1070
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/22/12

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