CVE-2007-5162

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 5
Modified
Published: 01 Oct 2007, 00:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 15:24

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
4.3 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
2.22% LOW
2% probability +1.56%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

01 Oct 2007, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 15:24
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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 Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 2.22%• Percentile: 85%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-287•Improper Authentication

    When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Systems

  • ruby-lang•ruby

    1.8.5 | 1.8.6

References (35)