Ruby 2.0.x/2.1.x/2.2.x OpenSSL improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby 2.0.x/2.1.x/2.2.x. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component OpenSSL Module. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-1855. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby 2.0.x/2.1.x/2.2.x (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component OpenSSL Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was shared 05/04/2015 by Jeffrey Walton (Website). The advisory is shared at ruby-lang.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-1855 since 02/17/2015. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83248 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ruby (MDVSA-2015:224)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169872 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ruby2.1 (SUSE-SU-2017:1067-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.0 Patchlevel 645, 2.1.6 or 2.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (83248), SecurityFocus (BID 74446†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032239†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53091†). The entries VDB-95057 and VDB-146508 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 83248
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ruby (MDVSA-2015:224)
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OpenVAS ID: 902047
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2015-533
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby 2.0.0 Patchlevel 645/2.1.6/2.2.2

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 9644
Researcher: Jeffrey Walton
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-1855 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1855
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75229

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SecurityFocus: 74446 - Ruby CVE-2015-1855 Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032239
Vulnerability Center: 53091 - Ruby Remote Bypass Restrictions via Overly Permissive Matching of Hostnames, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2015 12:23
Updated: 05/10/2022 13:41
Changes: 05/11/2015 12:23 (61), 02/01/2018 07:29 (9), 05/10/2022 13:29 (3), 05/10/2022 13:35 (18), 05/10/2022 13:41 (1)
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