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CVE-2007-5162 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libopenssl-ruby, ruby1.8), 11 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): released 6, not-affected 5.
The connect method in lib/net/http.rb in the (1) Net::HTTP and (2) Net::HTTPS libraries in Ruby 1.8.5 and 1.8.6 does not verify that the commonName (CN) field in a server certificate matches the domain name in an HTTPS request, which makes it easier for remote attackers to intercept SSL transmissions via a man-in-the-middle attack or spoofed web site.