rubygems: Two security fixes in v1.8.23
Published Oct 1, 2013
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.47%
Description
RubyGems before 1.8.23 can redirect HTTPS connections to HTTP, which makes it easier for remote attackers to observe or modify a gem during installation via a man-in-the-middle attack.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.8.22
- 1.8.0
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.2
- 1.8.3
- 1.8.4
- 1.8.5
- 1.8.6
- 1.8.7
- 1.8.8
- 1.8.9
- 1.8.10
- 1.8.11
- 1.8.12
- 1.8.13
- 1.8.14
- 1.8.15
- 1.8.16
- 1.8.17
- 1.8.18
- 1.8.19
- 1.8.20
- 1.8.21
Running on/with
- 1.2.2
- 12.04
No data.
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise 1.2
rubygems-0:1.8.24-4.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1203
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rubygems-0:1.3.7-4.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1441
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
cumin-0:0.1.5787-4.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1852
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
rubygems-0:1.8.23.2-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1852
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
rubygems
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise 1.2 | rubygems-0:1.8.24-4.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1203 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rubygems-0:1.3.7-4.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1441 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | cumin-0:0.1.5787-4.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1852 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | rubygems-0:1.8.23.2-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1852 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | rubygems | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having moderate security impact in CloudForms 1.1. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02467) | 83.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.46% (0.02456) | 82.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00638) | 68.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.95% (0.01947) | 72.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00638) | 68.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00412) | 74.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00412) | 73.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00412) | 70.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00405) | 69.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1203.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1441.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1852.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55381 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/24 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1582-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2125 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814718 x_refsource_MISCPatchIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-228f-g3h7-3fj3 Advisory
- https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/blob/1.8/History.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rubygems-update/CVE-2012-2125.yml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2125
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2125
Change history (0)
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