CVEvulnerability

CVE-2007-5770

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2007-11-14 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2007-11-14
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-287

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.

Affected configurations

• ruby-lang ruby 1.8.5 • ruby-lang ruby 1.8.6

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness

References