private_address_check Ruby Gem up to 0.3.x Resolv.getaddresses 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in private_address_check Ruby Gem up to 0.3.x. Affected is the function Resolv.getaddresses. Executing a manipulation can lead to 7pk security. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-0904. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in private_address_check Ruby Gem up to 0.3.x (Ruby Gem). This vulnerability affects the function Resolv.getaddresses. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-254. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The private_address_check ruby gem before 0.4.0 is vulnerable to a bypass due to use of Ruby's Resolv.getaddresses method, which is OS-dependent and should not be relied upon for security measures, such as when used to blacklist private network addresses to prevent server-side request forgery.

The bug was discovered 11/07/2017. The weakness was released 11/13/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-0904 since 11/30/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1211 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 0.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: private_address_check Ruby Gem 0.4.0
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/30/2016 🔍
11/07/2017 +342 days 🔍
11/13/2017 +6 days 🔍
11/13/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/10/2023 +1883 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 58a0d7fe31de339c0117160567a5b33ad82b46af
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-0904 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0904
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109306

Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2017 14:12
Updated: 01/10/2023 09:37
Changes: 11/14/2017 14:12 (58), 12/05/2019 17:19 (2), 01/10/2023 09:37 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:90D:103

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