VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-17383
The netaddr gem before 2.0.4 for Ruby has misconfigured file permissions, such that a gem install may result in 0777 permissions in the target filesystem.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.31%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The netaddr gem before 2.0.4 for Ruby has misconfigured file permissions, such that a gem install may result in 0777 permissions in the target filesystem.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.31% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Affected
- netaddr project/netaddr
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/dspinhirne/netaddr-rb/commit/3aac46c00a36e71905eaa619cb94d45bff6e3b51Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://rubygems.org/gems/netaddr/versionsProduct
- https://github.com/dspinhirne/netaddr-rb/commit/3aac46c00a36e71905eaa619cb94d45bff6e3b51Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://rubygems.org/gems/netaddr/versionsProduct
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.