CVE-2007-5162

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-5162
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-10-01 05:17:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.8.5 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.8.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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[ruby] Revision 13502 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.ruby-lang.org Patch
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1411-1 libopenssl-ruby af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[ruby] Revision 13500 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.ruby-lang.org Patch
[ruby] Revision 13504 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.ruby-lang.org Patch
Ruby Modules Common Name Verification Security Issues - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: ruby-1.8.6.111-1.fc7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: ruby-1.8.6.110-1.fc7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
SecurityReason - Ruby Net::HTTPS library does not validate server certificate CN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
[ruby] Revision 13499 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.ruby-lang.org Patch
Debian update for libopenssl-ruby - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Red Hat update for ruby - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora Core 6 Update: ruby-1.8.5.113-1.fc6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Mandriva update for ruby - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1410-1 ruby1.8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Ruby Net::HTTP SSL Insecure Certificate Validation Weakness af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Bug 313791 – CVE-2007-5162 ruby Net:HTTP insufficient verification of SSL certificate [F7] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1412-1 ruby1.9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Red Hat update for ruby - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian update for ruby1.9 - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian update for ruby1.8 - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
USN-596-1: Ruby vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Fedora update for ruby - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2007-006-rubyssl.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.isecpartners.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Ubuntu update for ruby - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Fedora update for ruby - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:029 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
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