CVE-2012-2125

medium

Description

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.

References

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

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

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/55381

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

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

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

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

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2013-10-01

Updated: 2014-01-14

Type: NVD-CWE-Other

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Impact Score: 4.9

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM