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HistoryJun 24, 2015 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2015-3900

2015-06-2400:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
9

5 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

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

0.008 Low

EPSS

Percentile

82.3%

RubyGems 2.0.x before 2.0.16, 2.2.x before 2.2.4, and 2.4.x before 2.4.7
does not validate the hostname when fetching gems or making API requests,
which allows remote attackers to redirect requests to arbitrary domains via
a crafted DNS SRV record, aka a “DNS hijack attack.”

Bugs

Notes

Author Note
tyhicks rubygems is for users of ruby1.8. ruby1.9.1 and jruby ship an embedded rubygems.
seth-arnold I have doubts this patch actually addresses DNS hijacking adequately; this may properly restrict SRV records, but what verifies subsequent lookups to ensure the returned IPs aren’t under attacker control? Marking ‘low’ as a result.

5 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

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

0.008 Low

EPSS

Percentile

82.3%