VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-2126
RubyGems before 1.8.23 does not verify an SSL certificate, which allows remote attackers to modify a gem during installation via a man-in-the-middle attack.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.37%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
RubyGems before 1.8.23 does not verify an SSL certificate, which allows remote attackers to modify a gem during installation via a man-in-the-middle attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.37% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- rubygems/rubygems
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1203.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1441.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1852.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55381
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/24
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1582-1/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814718
- https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/blob/1.8/History.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1203.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1441.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1852.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55381
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/24
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1582-1/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814718
- https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/blob/1.8/History.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.