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Advisory details: ubuntu_osv / UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2126
Advisory ID ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2126
Aliases CVE-2012-2126
Summary RubyGems before 1.8.23 does not verify an SSL certificate, which allows remote attackers to modify a gem during installation via a man-in-the-middle attack.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
ubuntu-priority medium https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2126.json
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/blob/1.8/History.txt
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2126
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1582-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1583-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2126
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2012/04/20/ruby-1-9-3-p194-is-released/

No exploits are available.

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Patch URL
There are no known patches.

There are no known vectors.

There are no SSVC decisions available.