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."

Remediation

References

CVE-2015-3900

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2015-3900

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities