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.
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History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-01T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:24:41.704Z

Reserved: 2007-09-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-5162

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-10-01T05:17:00.000

Modified: 2018-10-15T21:41:03.617

Link: CVE-2007-5162

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2007-09-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-5162 - Bugzilla