CVE-2012-2125

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.8 Medium

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2013-10-01

Last modified

2024-08-06

Affected products

• Rubygems (Rubygems)

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