The OpenSSL::SSL.verify_certificate_identity function in lib/openssl/ssl.rb in Ruby 1.8 before 1.8.7-p374, 1.9 before 1.9.3-p448, and 2.0 before 2.0.0-p247 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Subject Alternative Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.
CVE-2013-4073
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 84.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 18, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (28)
- cve@mitrehttp://forums.interworx.com/threads/8000-InterWorx-Version-5-0-14-Released-on-Beta-Channel%21
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00042.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00044.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1090.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1103.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1137.html
- cve@mitrehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2738
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2809
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/06/27/hostname-check-bypassing-vulnerability-in-openssl-client-cve-2013-4073/
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1902-1
- cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=979251
- cve@mitrehttps://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4073
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://forums.interworx.com/threads/8000-InterWorx-Version-5-0-14-Released-on-Beta-Channel%21
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 (1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu1.1) @ raring | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | ruby193-ruby-0:1.9.3.448-38.el6 | 2013-08-05 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby193-ruby-0:1.9.3.429-34.2.el6ost | 2013-07-23 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby-0:1.8.7.352-12.el6_4 | 2013-07-17 | redhat |
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