SB2019112918 - Input validation error in Ruby
Published: November 29, 2019 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019112918
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1855)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
verify_certificate_identity in the OpenSSL extension in Ruby before 2.0.0 patchlevel 645, 2.1.x before 2.1.6, and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 does not properly validate hostnames, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers via vectors related to (1) multiple wildcards, (1) wildcards in IDNA names, (3) case sensitivity, and (4) non-ASCII characters.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3245
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3246
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3247
- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/9644
- https://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2015-1855
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2015/04/13/ruby-openssl-hostname-matching-vulnerability/