Fluid Attacks Database

Description

RubyGems HTTPS to HTTP redirect 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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected version	Patched versions
rubygems	rubygems-update	>=0 <1.8.23	1.8.23
debian 12	rubygems	>=0 <1.8.24-1	1.8.24-1
debian 14	rubygems	>=0 <1.8.24-1	1.8.24-1
debian 11	rubygems	>=0 <1.8.24-1	1.8.24-1
debian 13	rubygems	>=0 <1.8.24-1	1.8.24-1
rpm rhel6	rubygems	<0:1.3.7-4.el6_4	0:1.3.7-4.el6_4

Aliases

1. CVE-2012-21252. NVD-2012-21253. OSV-2012-21254. OSV-DEBIAN-2012-21255. GCVE-2012-21256. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2012-2125

References

1. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8147182. https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/blob/1.8/History.txt3. https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rubygems-update/CVE-2012-2125.yml4. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1203.html5. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1441.html6. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1852.html7. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/248. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1582-1

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