CVE-2017-17718 — The Net::LDAP (aka net-ldap) gem before 0
The Net::LDAP (aka net-ldap) gem before 0.16.0 for Ruby has Missing SSL Certificate Validation.
Published
2017-12-17T21:29:00.267
Last modified
2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
The Net::LDAP (aka net-ldap) gem before 0.16.0 for Ruby has Missing SSL Certificate Validation.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2017-12-17T21:29:00.267
- Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
09References
- openwall.com — http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/17/10
- github.com — https://github.com/ruby-ldap/ruby-net-ldap/issues/258
- github.com — https://github.com/ruby-ldap/ruby-net-ldap/pull/279
- openwall.com — http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/17/10
- github.com — https://github.com/ruby-ldap/ruby-net-ldap/issues/258
- github.com — https://github.com/ruby-ldap/ruby-net-ldap/pull/279
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