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

EPSS: 0.013 (68.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, 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.