# CVE-2015-9097: 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

- Also known as: GHSA-Q86F-FMQF-QRF6
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.5.5
- Published: 2017-06-12 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- mail (RubyGems): fixed in 2.5.5

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, mail, upgrade to a fixed version (2.5.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/mikel/mail/pull/1097
- https://hackerone.com/reports/137631
- https://github.com/mikel/mail/commit/72befdc4dab3e6e288ce226a7da2aa474cf5be83
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/11/3
- https://rubysec.com/advisories/mail-OSVDB-131677
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/issues/215
- http://www.mbsd.jp/Whitepaper/smtpi.pdf

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