RubyGems 2.0.x before 2.0.16, 2.2.x before 2.2.4, and 2.4.x before 2.4.7 does not validate the hostname when fetching gems or making API requests, which allows remote attackers to redirect requests to arbitrary domains via a crafted DNS SRV record, aka a "DNS hijack attack."
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2015-06-24T14:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T05:56:16.332Z
Reserved: 2015-05-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-3900
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-06-24T14:59:01.190
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-3900