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CVE-2015-3900

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."

Published

2015-06-24T14:59:01.190

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-254

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ruby-lang	ruby	1.9	Yes
Application	ruby-lang	ruby	1.9.1	Yes
Application	ruby-lang	ruby	1.9.2	Yes
Application	ruby-lang	ruby	1.9.3	Yes
Application	ruby-lang	ruby	2.0.0	Yes
Application	ruby-lang	ruby	2.1	Yes
Application	ruby-lang	ruby	2.1.1	Yes
Application	ruby-lang	ruby	2.1.2	Yes
Application	ruby-lang	ruby	2.1.3	Yes
Application	ruby-lang	ruby	2.1.4	Yes
Application	ruby-lang	ruby	2.1.5	Yes
Application	ruby-lang	ruby	2.2.0	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.0.0	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.0.1	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.0.2	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.0.3	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.0.4	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.0.5	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.0.6	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.0.7	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.0.8	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.0.9	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.0.10	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.0.11	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.0.12	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.0.13	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.0.14	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.0.15	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.2.0	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.2.1	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.2.2	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.2.3	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.4.0	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.4.1	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.4.2	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.4.3	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.4.4	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.4.5	Yes
Application	rubygems	rubygems	2.4.6	Yes
Operating System	oracle	solaris	11.3	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	7.0	Yes

References

http://blog.rubygems.org/2015/05/14/CVE-2015-3900.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163502.html ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163600.html ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164236.html ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1657.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/2 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75482 ([email protected])
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3900 ([email protected])
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-007/?fid=6356 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Attacking-Ruby-Gem-Security-with-CVE-2015-3900/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://blog.rubygems.org/2015/05/14/CVE-2015-3900.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163502.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163600.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164236.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1657.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/2 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75482 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3900 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-007/?fid=6356 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Attacking-Ruby-Gem-Security-with-CVE-2015-3900/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)