# CVE-2014-0036: The rbovirt gem before 0.0.24 for Ruby uses the rest-client gem with SSL verification disabled, which allows remote attackers to conduct man

- Also known as: GHSA-WW79-8XWV-932X
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.0.24
- Published: 2014-04-17 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- rbovirt (RubyGems): fixed in 0.0.24

## Description

The rbovirt gem before 0.0.24 for Ruby uses the rest-client gem with SSL verification disabled, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, rbovirt, upgrade to a fixed version (0.0.24) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-March/130148.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-March/130180.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/509
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1058595

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