Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:10902Man-in-the-Middle (MitM)
5.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
rubygems is vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attack (MitM). HTTPS connection are redirected to HTTP, which allows for an attacker to sniff network traffic and obtain confidential information or modify a gem during installation.
References
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1203.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1441.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1852.html
secunia.com/advisories/55381
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/24
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1582-1/
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814718
github.com/rubygems/rubygems/blob/1.8/History.txt
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1852.html
Related
5.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N