excon Gem up to 0.70.x on Ruby Persistent Connection race condition information disclosure
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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in excon Gem up to 0.70.x on Ruby (Ruby Gem). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Persistent Connection Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Race Condition). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-664. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.
The weakness was published 12/16/2019 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-16779 since 09/24/2019. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
Upgrading to version 0.71.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9
VulDB Base Score: 3.0
VulDB Temp Score: 2.7
VulDB Vector: π
VulDB Reliability: π
NVD Base Score: 5.8
NVD Vector: π
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VulDB Base Score: π
VulDB Temp Score: π
VulDB Reliability: π
Class: Information disclosure / Race Condition (CWE-664)
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: π
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: π
Current Price Estimation: π
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Threat Intelligence
Threat: π
Adversaries: π
Geopolitics: π
Economy: π
Predictions: π
Remediation: πRecommended: Upgrade
Status: π
0-Day Time: π
Upgrade: excon Gem 0.71.0
09/24/2019 CVE assigned
12/16/2019 Advisory disclosed
12/17/2019 VulDB entry created
12/17/2019 VulDB last updateAdvisory: github.com
Status: Unconfirmed
CVE: CVE-2019-16779 (π)
Created: 12/17/2019 09:12 AM
Complete: π
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