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Medium
CVE-2015-3900
RubyGems 2.0.x before 2.0.16, 2.2.x before 2.2.4, and 2.4.x before...
Vulnerability Description
RubyGems 2.0.x before 2.0.16, 2.2.x before 2.2.4, and 2.4.x before 2.4.7 does not validate the hostname when fetching gems or making API requests, which allows remote attackers to redirect requests to arbitrary domains via a crafted DNS SRV record, aka a "DNS hijack attack."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1657.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163502.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163600.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/2
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Attacking-Ruby-Gem-Security-with-CVE-2015-3900/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75482
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-007/?fid=6356
- http://blog.rubygems.org/2015/05/14/CVE-2015-3900.html
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3900
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164236.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
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ruby, rubygems, solaris, enterprise linux
Vulnerable Versions:
1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 2.0.0, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.0.10, 2.0.11, 2.0.12, 2.0.13, 2.0.14, 2.0.15, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 11.3, 6.0, 7.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 24th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.