ubuntu-cve-2015-9097
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-06-12 20:29
Modified
2025-07-16 04:51
Summary
Details

The mail gem before 2.5.5 for Ruby (aka A Really Ruby Mail Library) 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.

Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "ruby-mail",
            "binary_version": "2.6.3+dfsg1-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "ruby-mail",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-mail@2.6.3+dfsg1-1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.6.3+dfsg1-1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.6.1+dfsg1-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The mail gem before 2.5.5 for Ruby (aka A Really Ruby Mail Library) 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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2015-9097",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T04:51:03Z",
  "published": "2017-06-12T20:29:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-9097"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/11/3"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://www.mbsd.jp/Whitepaper/smtpi.pdf"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/mikel/mail/pull/1097"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/issues/215"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/137631"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://rubysec.com/advisories/mail-OSVDB-131677"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9097"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2015-9097"
  ],
  "withdrawn": "2025-07-18T16:43:21Z"
}



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