Vulnerability in Net-Ldap Project
CVE-2017-17718
The Net::LDAP (aka net-ldap) gem before 0.16.0 for Ruby has Missing SSL Certificate Validation.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (70.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Net-Ldap Project — versions 0.0.5, 0.1.0, 0.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/17/10 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ruby-ldap/ruby-net-ldap/issues/258 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ruby-ldap/ruby-net-ldap/pull/279 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17718?
- CVE-2017-17718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Net-Ldap Project, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-12-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17718?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-17718 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.