CVE - CVE-2007-5770

CVE-ID
CVE-2007-5770	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The (1) Net::ftptls, (2) Net::telnets, (3) Net::imap, (4) Net::pop, and (5) Net::smtp libraries in Ruby 1.8.5 and 1.8.6 do not verify that the commonName (CN) field in a server certificate matches the domain name in a request sent over SSL, which makes it easier for remote attackers to intercept SSL transmissions via a man-in-the-middle attack or spoofed web site, different components than CVE-2007-5162.
References
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MISC:1018938 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018938 MISC:26421 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26421 MISC:26985 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/26985 MISC:27576 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27576 MISC:27673 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27673 MISC:27756 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27756 MISC:27764 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27764 MISC:27769 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27769 MISC:27818 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27818 MISC:28136 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 MISC:28645 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/28645 MISC:29556 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29556 MISC:ADV-2007-4238 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:APPLE-SA-2007-12-17 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html MISC:DSA-1410 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1410 MISC:DSA-1411 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1411 MISC:DSA-1412 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1412 MISC:MDVSA-2008:029 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:029~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2007:0961 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0961.html MISC:RHSA-2007:0965 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0965.html MISC:SUSE-SR:2007:024 URL:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_24_sr.html MISC:TA07-352A URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html MISC:USN-596-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-596-1 MISC:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 URL:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 MISC:http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=13656 URL:http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=13656 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=362081 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=362081 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11025 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11025
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20071101	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20071101)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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