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CVE-2007-5162

Published: 1 October 2007

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
LP bug has debdiffs

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
ruby1.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper
Released (1.8.4-1ubuntu1.4)
edgy
Released (1.8.4-5ubuntu1.3)
feisty
Released (1.8.5-4ubuntu2.1)
gutsy
Released (1.8.6.36-1ubuntu3.1)
upstream
Released (1.8.6.111)
Patches:
debdiff: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.8/+bug/149616
libopenssl-ruby
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (0.1.4a-1sarge1)
dapper Not vulnerable
(fixed in ruby1.8)
edgy Not vulnerable
(fixed in ruby1.8)
feisty Not vulnerable
(fixed in ruby1.8)
gutsy Not vulnerable
(fixed in ruby1.8)
hardy Not vulnerable
(fixed in ruby1.8)