GHSA-hxhj-hp9m-qwc4

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private_address_check vulnerable to bypass of Resolv.getaddresses method

view advisory published 2017-11-29Licence: CC-BY-4.0

The private_address_check ruby gem before 0.4.0 is vulnerable to a bypass due to use of Ruby's `Resolv.getaddresses` method, 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.

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CVE-2017-0904UShigh8.1—
The private_address_check ruby gem before 0.4.0 is vulnerable to a bypass due to use of Ruby's Resolv.getaddresses method, which is OS-dependent and should not be relied upon for s…
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