What is CVE-2019-17383?

CVE-2019-17383 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netaddr Project, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-17383?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Netaddr Project

CVE-2019-17383

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.

EPSS: 0.023 (81.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netaddr_project Netaddr
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17383?: CVE-2019-17383 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netaddr Project, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-17383?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.