CVE-2007-5162 — Improper Authentication in Ruby

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication10 documents6 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.7%
top 28.92%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Ruby-lang Ruby
Timeline
PublishedOct 1
Latest updateMay 1

Description

The connect method in lib/net/http.rb in the (1) Net::HTTP and (2) Net::HTTPS libraries in Ruby 1.8.5 and 1.8.6 does not verify that the commonName (CN) field in a server certificate matches the domain name in an HTTPS request, which makes it easier for remote attackers to intercept SSL transmissions via a man-in-the-middle attack or spoofed web site.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:P/A:NExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDruby-lang/ruby1.8.5, 1.8.6+1

Patches

Patch: svn.ruby-lang.org ↗Patch: svn.ruby-lang.org ↗Patch: svn.ruby-lang.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-26pc-wx8w-v5vj: The connect method in lib/net/http↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2007-5162: The connect method in lib/net/http↗2007-10-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Ruby vulnerabilities↗2008-03-26
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Red Hat
net:: * modules↗2007-10-08
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Red Hat
Net: HTTP insufficient verification of SSL certificate↗2007-09-27
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💬Community

4
Bugzilla
CVE-2007-5770 ruby insufficient verification of SSL certificate in various net::* modules↗2007-11-01
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Bugzilla
CVE-2007-5162 ruby Net:HTTP insufficient verification of SSL certificate [FC6]↗2007-10-01
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Bugzilla
CVE-2007-5162 ruby Net:HTTP insufficient verification of SSL certificate↗2007-10-01
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Bugzilla
CVE-2007-5162 ruby Net:HTTP insufficient verification of SSL certificate [F7]↗2007-10-01
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