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ptrsec_rce

GHSA-rp95-74h9-vp82

Malicious code in ptrsec_rce (RubyGems)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.0.1`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (5c5f0c378deb022411d3a83e2b929f8ef8f9ad8e8eedd366e0863b7eb25d8aea)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'ptrsec_rce' @ 0.0.1 (rubygems) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/ptrsec_rce/MAL-2023-1432.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/ptrsec_rce/MAL-2023-1432.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rp95-74h9-vp82

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 0.0.1

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.