3.7
LOW
CVE-2018-3759
"OpenDNS Ruby Gem TOCTOU Race Condition"
Description

private_address_check ruby gem before 0.5.0 is vulnerable to a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition due to the address the socket uses not being checked. DNS entries with a TTL of 0 can trigger this case where the initial resolution is a public address but the subsequent resolution is a private address.

INFO

Published Date :

June 13, 2018, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:06 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-3759 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Private_address_check_project private_address_check
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/jtdowney/private_address_check/commit/4068228187db87fea7577f7020099399772bb147 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jtdowney/private_address_check/commit/4068228187db87fea7577f7020099399772bb147 Patch Third Party Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE HackerOne CWE-362
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/jtdowney/private_address_check/commit/4068228187db87fea7577f7020099399772bb147 No Types Assigned https://github.com/jtdowney/private_address_check/commit/4068228187db87fea7577f7020099399772bb147 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-362
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:private_address_check_project:private_address_check:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.5.0
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.00%

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0.34656

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