Malicious code in a-stupid_test_gem (RubyGems)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (eb39ea144a02e88ea51cf4b71478fee1eccc0d433f744dd501e597f88c2ba3c8) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/a-stupid_test_gem/MAL-2024-6277.json))
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The package 'a-stupid_test_gem' version 0.0.2 in the RubyGems ecosystem has been flagged for containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages database and is tracked under MAL-2024-6277 and GHSA-c8g4-4xh5-cf25. There is no detailed technical description of the malicious behavior or exploitation method available in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Use of the affected package version 0.0.2 may lead to execution of malicious code embedded within the package. This can compromise the security and integrity of systems that install and run this package. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Since this is a malicious package, the primary mitigation is to avoid installing or using version 0.0.2 of 'a-stupid_test_gem'. No official patch or fix is available. Users should remove this package if installed and source dependencies from trusted and verified packages only.
Malicious code in a-stupid_test_gem (RubyGems)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (eb39ea144a02e88ea51cf4b71478fee1eccc0d433f744dd501e597f88c2ba3c8) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/a-stupid_test_gem/MAL-2024-6277.json))
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The package 'a-stupid_test_gem' version 0.0.2 in the RubyGems ecosystem has been flagged for containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages database and is tracked under MAL-2024-6277 and GHSA-c8g4-4xh5-cf25. There is no detailed technical description of the malicious behavior or exploitation method available in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Use of the affected package version 0.0.2 may lead to execution of malicious code embedded within the package. This can compromise the security and integrity of systems that install and run this package. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Since this is a malicious package, the primary mitigation is to avoid installing or using version 0.0.2 of 'a-stupid_test_gem'. No official patch or fix is available. Users should remove this package if installed and source dependencies from trusted and verified packages only.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2024-6277
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-c8g4-4xh5-cf25"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
Threat ID: 6a5ba7da44ab8fbf7c84a4f5
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 16:20:42 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 16:44:51 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 20:18:03 UTC
Views: 19
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