The Net::LDAP (aka net-ldap) gem before 0.16.0 for Ruby has Missing SSL Certificate Validation.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2017-17718 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue affects the versions of rubygem-net-ldap as shipped with Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1 and Satellite version 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. No update is planned at this time however a future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 4.8 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | None |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1 | ruby193-rubygem-net-ldap | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | ruby193-rubygem-net-ldap | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | tfm-rubygem-net-ldap | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 | ruby193-rubygem-net-ldap | Will not fix |
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