GHSA-hxhj-hp9m-qwc4
Suggest an improvement- Source
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hxhj-hp9m-qwc4
- Import Source
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2017/11/GHSA-hxhj-hp9m-qwc4/GHSA-hxhj-hp9m-qwc4.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-hxhj-hp9m-qwc4
- Aliases
- Published
- 2017-11-29T23:21:05Z
- Modified
- 2024-11-30T05:41:53.022741Z
- Summary
- private_address_check vulnerable to bypass of Resolv.getaddresses method
- Details
-
The privateaddresscheck ruby gem before 0.4.0 is vulnerable to a bypass due to use of Ruby's
Resolv.getaddressesmethod, 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. - Database specific
{ "severity": "MODERATE", "nvd_published_at": null, "github_reviewed": true, "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-242" ], "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:41:23Z" }- References
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0904
- https://github.com/jtdowney/private_address_check/issues/1
- https://github.com/jtdowney/private_address_check/commit/58a0d7fe31de339c0117160567a5b33ad82b46af
- https://hackerone.com/reports/287245
- https://hackerone.com/reports/287835
- https://edoverflow.com/2017/ruby-resolv-bug
Affected packages
RubyGems / private_address_check
Package
- Name
- private_address_check
- Purl
- pkg:gem/private_address_check