MGASA-2013-0229

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    MGASA-2013-0229

    Published: 26 Jul 2013Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-4073

    Summary: Updated ruby packages fix CVE-2013-4073

    Details: A vulnerability in Ruby's SSL client that could allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via valid certificate issued by a trusted certification authority (CVE-2013-4073).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0229.html, http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/06/27/hostname-check-bypassing-vulnerability-in-openssl-client-cve-2013-4073/, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1902-1/, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10637

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ruby

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/ruby?arch=source&distro=mageia-2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.8.7.p358-1.3.mga2

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High