CVE-2015-3900
N/A
Published: June 24, 2015 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:26 AM UTC
5 products affected across 4 vendorsEnterprise LinuxSolarisRuby
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%
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."
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Rubygems· Rubygemsrubygems
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://blog.rubygems.org/2015/05/14/CVE-2015-3900.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163502.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163600.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164236.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1657.html
References (11)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.rubygems.org/2015/05/14/CVE-2015-3900.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163502.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163600.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164236.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1657.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/2x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-254
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