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CVE-2015-3900
Published: Jun 24, 2015
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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."
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2015:1657
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
FEDORA-2015-12501
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
FEDORA-2015-12574
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
[oss-security] 20150626 rubygems <2.4.8 vulnerable to DNS request hijacking (CVE-2015-3900 and CVE-2015-4020)
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
75482
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://blog.rubygems.org/2015/05/14/CVE-2015-3900.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3900
x_refsource_CONFIRM
FEDORA-2015-13157
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
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