CVE-2015-3900
Detail
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Description
RubyGems 2.0.x before 2.0.16, 2.2.x before 2.2.4, and 2.4.x before 2.4.7 does not validate the hostname when fetching gems or making API requests, which allows remote attackers to redirect requests to arbitrary domains via a crafted DNS SRV record, aka a "DNS hijack attack."
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
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Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-254
7PK - Security Features
NIST
Change History
15 change records found show
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CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 9:30:03 PM
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http://blog.rubygems.org/2015/05/14/CVE-2015-3900.html
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163502.html
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163600.html
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164236.html
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1657.html
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/2
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75482
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https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3900
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https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-007/?fid=6356
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https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Attacking-Ruby-Gem-Security-with-CVE-2015-3900/
CVE Modified by MITRE 5/13/2024 11:35:00 PM
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CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 4/22/2019 1:48:01 PM
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CVE Modified by MITRE 12/08/2017 9:29:04 PM
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https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3900 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by MITRE 12/23/2016 9:59:15 PM
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163502.html [No Types Assigned]
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163600.html [No Types Assigned]
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164236.html [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by MITRE 11/28/2016 2:27:01 PM
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75482 [No Types Assigned]
Modified Analysis by NIST 10/21/2016 12:13:03 PM
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*cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:rubygems:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1657.html No Types Assigned
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1657.html Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/2 No Types Assigned
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/2 Third Party Advisory
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html No Types Assigned
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory
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https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-007/?fid=6356 No Types Assigned
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-007/?fid=6356 Third Party Advisory
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https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Attacking-Ruby-Gem-Security-with-CVE-2015-3900/ No Types Assigned
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Attacking-Ruby-Gem-Security-with-CVE-2015-3900/ Third Party Advisory
Initial CVE Analysis 10/19/2016 1:04:30 PM
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1657.html No Types Assigned
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1657.html Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/2 No Types Assigned
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/2 Third Party Advisory
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html No Types Assigned
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory
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https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-007/?fid=6356 No Types Assigned
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-007/?fid=6356 Third Party Advisory
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https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Attacking-Ruby-Gem-Security-with-CVE-2015-3900/ No Types Assigned
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Attacking-Ruby-Gem-Security-with-CVE-2015-3900/ Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by MITRE 10/17/2016 11:47:01 PM
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
Modified Analysis by NIST 6/30/2016 12:56:43 PM
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*cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:rubygems:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:rubygems:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CVE Translated by NIST 2/17/2016 3:45:03 PM
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RubyGems 2.0.x en versiones anteriores a 2.0.16, 2.2.x en versiones anteriores a 2.2.4 y 2.4.x en versiones anteriores a 2.4.7 no valida el nombre de host al recuperar gemas o hacer solicitudes de API, lo que permite a atacantes remotos redireccionar peticiones a dominios arbitrarios a través del registro DNS SRV manipulado, también conocido como un "ataque de secuestro de DNS".
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RubyGems 2.0.x anterior a 2.0.16, 2.2.x anterior a 2.2.4, y 2.4.x anterior a 2.4.7 no valida el nombre de anfitrión cuando obtiene gemas o realiza una solicitud API, lo que permite a atacantes remotos redirigir solicitudes hacia dominios arbitrarios a través de un registro DNS SRV manipulado, también conocido como un 'ataque del secuestro de DNS.'
CVE Modified by MITRE 9/17/2015 9:59:24 PM
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Description
RubyGems 2.0.x before 2.0.16, 2.2.x before 2.2.4, and 2.4.x before 2.4.7 does not validate the hostname when fetching gems or making API request, which allows remote attackers to redirect requests to arbitrary domains via a crafted DNS SRV record, aka a "DNS hijack attack."
RubyGems 2.0.x before 2.0.16, 2.2.x before 2.2.4, and 2.4.x before 2.4.7 does not validate the hostname when fetching gems or making API requests, which allows remote attackers to redirect requests to arbitrary domains via a crafted DNS SRV record, aka a "DNS hijack attack."
CVE Modified by MITRE 8/26/2015 9:59:02 PM
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1657.html
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/2
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https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-007/?fid=6356
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https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Attacking-Ruby-Gem-Security-with-CVE-2015-3900/
Modified Analysis by NIST 6/24/2015 2:59:20 PM
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CWE-254
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*cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:rubygems:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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http://blog.rubygems.org/2015/05/14/CVE-2015-3900.html No Types Assigned
http://blog.rubygems.org/2015/05/14/CVE-2015-3900.html Advisory, Patch
Initial CVE Analysis 6/24/2015 2:47:45 PM
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2015-3900 NVD
Published Date: 06/24/2015 NVD
Last Modified: 04/12/2025
Source: MITRE
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