verify_certificate_identity in the OpenSSL extension in Ruby before 2.0.0 patchlevel 645, 2.1.x before 2.1.6, and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 does not properly validate hostnames, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers via vectors related to (1) multiple wildcards, (1) wildcards in IDNA names, (3) case sensitivity, and (4) non-ASCII characters.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-224-1 ruby1.8 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-235-1 ruby1.9.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3245-1 ruby1.8 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3246-1 ruby1.9.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3247-1 ruby2.1 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-1964 verify_certificate_identity in the OpenSSL extension in Ruby before 2.0.0 patchlevel 645, 2.1.x before 2.1.6, and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 does not properly validate hostnames, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers via vectors related to (1) multiple wildcards, (1) wildcards in IDNA names, (3) case sensitivity, and (4) non-ASCII characters.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3365-1 Ruby vulnerabilities
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{'score': 0.00961}

epss

{'score': 0.01749}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:54:16.307Z

Reserved: 2015-02-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-1855

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-11-29T21:15:10.807

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:26:16.630

Link: CVE-2015-1855

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-03-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-1855 - Bugzilla

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