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CVE-2012-2126: Cryptographic Issues

October 1, 2013 (updated January 14, 2014)

RubyGems does not verify an SSL certificate, which allows remote attackers to modify a gem during installation via a man-in-the-middle attack.

References

  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1203.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1441.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1852.html
  • secunia.com/advisories/55381
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/24
  • www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1582-1/
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814718
  • github.com/rubygems/rubygems/blob/1.8/History.txt
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2126

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.8.23

Fixed versions

  • 1.8.23

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.8.23 or above.

Impact 4.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Source file

gem/rubygems-update/CVE-2012-2126.yml

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