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GSD-2015-9097

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2015-12-09 00:00
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.
Aliases

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