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CVE-2012-2126

RubyGems before 1.8.23 does not verify an SSL certificate, which allows remote attackers to modify a gem during installation via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Published

2013-10-01T17:55:03.367

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-310
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application rubygems rubygems ≤ 1.8.22 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.0 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.1 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.2 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.3 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.4 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.5 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.6 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.7 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.8 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.9 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.10 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.11 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.12 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.13 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.14 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.15 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.16 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.17 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.18 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.19 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.20 Yes
Application rubygems rubygems 1.8.21 Yes
Application redhat openshift 1.2.2 No
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 No
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