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CVE-2019-17383 (netaddr): netaddr world-writeable file permissions

netaddr world-writeable file permissions

Published: October 14, 2019

SECURITY IDENTIFIERS

GEM

netaddr

SEVERITY

CVSS v3.x: 9.8 (Critical)

PATCHED VERSIONS

~> 1.5.3 >= 2.0.4

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.