Netfoil does not decrement TTL, so stale records are served
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
The Go package github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil from 0.3.0 before 0.6.1 does not decrement the TTL of its records. As a result, stale records continue to be served after they should have expired. This is classified as CWE-672, an operation on a resource after its expiration or release.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the GitHub advisory
### Summary TTL was not decremented, so stale records would continue to be served.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil (Go) | 0.3.0 to before 0.6.1 | 0.6.1 | Patch available | GHSA-9ppr-wfw9-xvr2 |
- github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.3.0 to before 0.6.1 Fixed in 0.6.1 Patch available GHSA-9ppr-wfw9-xvr2
Remediation
Update the Go package github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil to version 0.6.1.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
- Fix · GHSA-9ppr-wfw9-xvr2 github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil (Go) Fixed in 0.6.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-9ppr-wfw9-xvr2
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil/security/advisories/GHSA-9ppr-wfw9-xvr2
- https://github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil/pull/44
- https://github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil/commit/ea42977900c864b7b1c42f26c5870c86008118a0
- https://github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil
- https://github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil/releases/tag/v0.6.1
Sources
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