verify_certificate_identity in the OpenSSL extension in Ruby before 2.0.0 patchlevel 645, 2.1.x before 2.1.6, and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 does not properly validate hostnames, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers via vectors related to (1) multiple wildcards, (1) wildcards in IDNA names, (3) case sensitivity, and (4) non-ASCII characters.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2019-11-29T20:46:48

Updated: 2019-11-29T20:46:48

Reserved: 2015-02-17T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2015-1855

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2019-11-29T21:15:10.807

Modified: 2020-09-30T12:27:21.570


Link: CVE-2015-1855

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