Medium severity · published Dec 17, 2017
CVE-2017-17718
The Net::LDAP (aka net-ldap) gem before 0.16.0 for Ruby has Missing SSL Certificate Validation
5.9
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Net::LDAP (aka net-ldap) gem before 0.16.0 for Ruby has Missing SSL Certificate Validation.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
Net-ldap · Net-ldap Project
0.0.5; 0.1.0; 0.1.1; 0.2; 0.2.1; 0.2.2; +16 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17718
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17718
Issue Tracking
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/17/10
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/ruby-ldap/ruby-net-ldap/issues/258
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/ruby-ldap/ruby-net-ldap/pull/279
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