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CVE-2012-2125

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Date: October 1, 2013

RubyGems before 1.8.23 can redirect HTTPS connections to HTTP, which makes it easier for remote attackers to observe or modify a gem during installation via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Language: Ruby

Severity Score

4.8

Related Resources (14)

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1203.html

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1582-1/

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814718

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/55381

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1582-1

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2125

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/24

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1852.html

Url: https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rubygems-update/CVE-2012-2125.yml

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2125

Url: https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/blob/1.8/History.txt

Url: https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1441.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2012-2125

Severity Score

4.8

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version rubygems-update - 1.8.23

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	4.8
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.8
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	NONE
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