Net::SMTP in Ruby before 2.4.0 is vulnerable to SMTP command injection via CRLF sequences in a RCPT TO or MAIL FROM command, as demonstrated by CRLF sequences immediately before and after a DATA substring.
CVE-2015-9096
Score 6.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 6.1; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.1
- EG Score
- 6.1(medium)
- EG Risk
- —
- EPSS
- 88.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 12, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
References (12)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.mbsd.jp/Whitepaper/smtpi.pdf
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/0827a7e52ba3d957a634b063bf5a391239b9ffee
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/issues/215
- cve@mitrehttps://hackerone.com/reports/137631
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mbsd.jp/Whitepaper/smtpi.pdf
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/0827a7e52ba3d957a634b063bf5a391239b9ffee
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/issues/215
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/137631
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2015-9096(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:8838Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- RHSA-2026:7307Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- RHSA-2026:7305Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | ruby2.3 (2.3.3-1ubuntu0.1) @ zesty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | ruby4-0-main-4.0.0-33.3.hum1 | 2026-04-17 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby3-3-main-3.3.10-23.1.hum1 | 2026-04-09 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby3-4-main-3.4.8-31.1.hum1 | 2026-04-09 | redhat |
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