CVE-2015-3900 | BDVDB-2026-70069 Detail
Description#
RubyGems 2.0.x before 2.0.16, 2.2.x before 2.2.4, and 2.4.x before 2.4.7 does not validate the hostname when fetching gems or making API requests, which allows remote attackers to redirect requests to arbitrary domains via a crafted DNS SRV record, aka a "DNS hijack attack."
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1657.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163502.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163600.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/2
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Attacking-Ruby-Gem-Security-with-CVE-2015-3900/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75482
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-007/?fid=6356
- http://blog.rubygems.org/2015/05/14/CVE-2015-3900.html
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3900
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164236.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.