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CVE-2019-17383 — Vulnerability in netaddr — CVE Details

CRITICAL

netaddr before 1.5.3 and 2.0.4 has Incorrect Default Permissions

Published October 14, 2019Updated October 23, 2024Source: osv

Summary

The netaddr gem before 1.5.3 and 2.0.4 for Ruby has misconfigured file permissions, such that a gem install may result in 0777 permissions in the target filesystem.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published October 14, 2019 (2555 days ago).
  • Last revised October 23, 2024 — 1836 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update netaddr to 1.5.3 or later
gem install netaddr -v 1.5.3
Bundler
Update netaddr to 2.0.4 or later
gem install netaddr -v 2.0.4

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
netaddr
rubygems
1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0 (+3 more)1.5.3
netaddr
rubygems
2.0.1, 2.0.32.0.4

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-276
    Incorrect Default PermissionsMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-17383?
netaddr before 1.5.3 and 2.0.4 has Incorrect Default Permissions This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2019-17383?
CVE-2019-17383 affects netaddr. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2019-17383 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-49pj-69vf-c689

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