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CVE-2007-5162 Detail

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  10/01/2007

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized modification

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Hyperlink Resource
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3180
http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=13499 Patch
http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=13500 Patch
http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=13502 Patch
http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=13504 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1410
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1411
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1412
http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2007-006-rubyssl.txt
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:029
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_24_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0961.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0965.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480987/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483577/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25847 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-596-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3340
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=313791
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36861
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10738
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00087.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00097.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00391.html

References to Check Content

Identifier:
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10738
Check System:
http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10738

Technical Details

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-5162
NVD Published Date:
10/01/2007
NVD Last Modified:
10/15/2018