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CVE-2017-17718 — Vulnerability in net-ldap — CVE Details

MEDIUM

net-ldap Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability

Published January 6, 2018Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

The Net::LDAP (aka net-ldap) gem before 0.16.0 for Ruby has Missing SSL Certificate Validation.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published January 6, 2018 (3201 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 2132 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update net-ldap to 0.16.0 or later
gem install net-ldap -v 0.16.0

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
net-ldap
rubygems
0.0.5, 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.10.0 (+18 more)0.16.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-295
    Improper Certificate ValidationMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 5.9 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-17718?
net-ldap Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 5.9/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2017-17718?
CVE-2017-17718 affects net-ldap. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2017-17718 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
5.9

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-m7p8-9w66-9frm

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