| Name | CVE-2015-1828 |
| Description | The Ruby http gem before 0.7.3 does not verify hostnames in SSL connections, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle-attack. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ruby-http (PTS) | bullseye | 4.4.1-4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.4.1-5 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4.4.1-6 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| ruby-http | source | (unstable) | 1.0.2-2 | | | |
Notes
[jessie] - ruby-http <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
http.rb failed to call the `#post_connection_check` method on SSL connections.
This method implements hostname verification, and without it `http.rb` was
vulnerable to MitM attacks. The problem was corrected by calling
`#post_connection_check`.
Fixed by: https://github.com/httprb/http/commit/24626bfcdeda1084502575c3fbb6091c9e2815e0