CVE-2012-2125

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RubyGems before 1.8.23 can redirect HTTPS connections to HTTP, which makes it easier for remote attackers to observe or

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 0.00638

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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Affected Products & Versions

rubygems<= 1.8.22

rubygemsall versions

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Affected Packages

Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.

RubyGems rubygems-update MODERATE fixed in 1.8.23

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Scoring & Timeline

5.8

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Published to NVD01 Oct 2013 · 05:55 PM

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Vendor Advisories

rhsaRHSA-2013:1852Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2013:1851Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2013:1441Moderate
usnUSN-1583-1
usnUSN-1582-1
Show all 6 vendor advisoriesrhsaRHSA-2013:1203Moderate

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1203.htmlVendor Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1441.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1852.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/55381

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/24Patch

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1582-1/Vendor Advisory

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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814718Patch

https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/blob/1.8/History.txt

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