CVE-2015-1828
medium
CVSS v3
5.9
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.9
Description
The Ruby http gem before 0.7.3 does not verify hostnames in SSL connections, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle-attack.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
69%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.0.2-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.0.2-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.0.2-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.0.2-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.0.2-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| http.rb_project | http.rb | {"endIncluding":"0.7.2"} | |
References
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/httprb/jkb4oxwZjkU
- https://github.com/ruby/openssl/issues/8
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/httprb/jkb4oxwZjkU
- https://rubysec.com/advisories/http-CVE-2015-1828
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1828
- https://github.com/httprb/http
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/http/CVE-2015-1828.yml
- https://my.diffend.io/gems/http/0.6.3/0.6.4
- https://my.diffend.io/gems/http/0.7.2/0.7.3
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1828
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.