The (1) Net::ftptls, (2) Net::telnets, (3) Net::imap, (4) Net::pop, and (5) Net::smtp libraries in Ruby 1.8.5 and 1.8.6 do not verify that the commonName (CN) field in a server certificate matches the domain name in a request sent over SSL, which makes it easier for remote attackers to intercept SSL transmissions via a man-in-the-middle attack or spoofed web site, different components than CVE-2007-5162.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2007-11-14T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:39:13.628Z

Reserved: 2007-11-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-5770

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-11-14T01:46:00.000

Modified: 2017-09-29T01:29:41.830

Link: CVE-2007-5770

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2007-10-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-5770 - Bugzilla