Vulnerability in Ruby-Lang Ruby

CVE-2013-4073

The OpenSSL::SSL.verify_certificate_identity function in lib/openssl/ssl.rb in Ruby 1.8 before 1.8.7-p374, 1.9 before 1.9.3-p448, and 2.0 before 2.0.0-p247 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Subject Alternative Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.028 (84.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Ruby-lang Ruby — versions 1.8.6-26, 1.8.7, 1.9.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-4073?
CVE-2013-4073 is a vulnerability in Ruby-Lang Ruby, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2013-08-18.
Is CVE-2013-4073 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.