# CVE-2015-9096: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-12 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966
- https://hackerone.com/reports/137631
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/issues/215
- https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/0827a7e52ba3d957a634b063bf5a391239b9ffee
- http://www.mbsd.jp/Whitepaper/smtpi.pdf

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