CVE-2007-5770

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-5770
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-11-14 01:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe (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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

AV:N/AC:L/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

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1411-1 libopenssl-ruby af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Ruby Modules Common Name Verification Security Issues - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-352A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Debian update for libopenssl-ruby - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
APPLE-SA-2007-12-17 Security Update 2007-009 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Ruby SSL Certificate Attribute Verification Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct Man-in-the-Middle Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.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 Vendor Advisory
About Security Update 2007-009 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
Mandriva update for ruby - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1410-1 ruby1.8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[ruby] Revision 13656 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.ruby-lang.org
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 Patch, Vendor Advisory
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
Ruby Multiple Libraries SSL Multiple Insecure Certificate Validation Weaknesses af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.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
Ubuntu update for ruby - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Bug 362081 – CVE-2007-5770 ruby insufficient verification of SSL certificate in various net::* modules af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
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 Patch
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