Incorrect Permissions Affecting netaddr package, versions <1.5.3 >=2.0, <2.0.4


0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Scope Changed
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.24% (64th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RUBY-NETADDR-472456
  • published 9 Oct 2019
  • disclosed 9 Oct 2019
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade netaddr to version 1.5.3, 2.0.4 or higher.

Overview

netaddr is a gem for performing calculations on IPv4 and IPv6 subnets.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Permissions. It has misconfigured file permissions, which impacts the target filesystem by giving it 777 permissions (read/write/execute) for all owner types (owner/group/others) when installing the gem.

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