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CVE-2018-3759

UNKNOWN
Published 2018-06-13T15:00:00Z
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Description

private_address_check ruby gem before 0.5.0 is vulnerable to a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition due to the address the socket uses not being checked. DNS entries with a TTL of 0 can trigger this case where the initial resolution is a public address but the subsequent resolution is a private address.

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✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH

private_address_check contains race condition

GHSA-2xvj-j3qh-x8c3

Advisory Details

The private_address_check ruby gem before 0.5.0 is vulnerable to a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition due to the address the socket uses not being checked. DNS entries with a TTL of 0 can trigger this case where the initial resolution is a public address but the subsequent resolution is a private address.

Affected Packages

RubyGems private_address_check
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <0.5.0

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: July 31, 2018, Modified: August 25, 2023

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Published: 2018-06-13T15:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T20:26:38.707Z
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