Vulnerability in Rubygems
CVE-2012-2125
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (83.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rubygems — versions 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04
- Red Hat Openshift — versions 1.2.2
References
- secunia.com/advisories/55381 (third-party-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1582-1/ (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/rubygems/rubygems/blob/1.8/History.txt
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1203.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/24 (mailing-list, Patch)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1852.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1441.html (vendor-advisory)