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Ruby "OCSP_basic_verify()" Certificate Validation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA33750
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Release Date:
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2009-02-19
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Last Update:
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2009-03-02
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Popularity:
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1,756 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Spoofing
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Workaround
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| Software: | Ruby 1.8.x
Ruby 1.9.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Ruby, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct spoofing attacks.
The vulnerability is caused due to Ruby incorrectly checking the return value of the "OCSP_basic_verify()" OpenSSL function and can be exploited to trick an application into accepting an invalid X.509 certificate.
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