The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3439-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could use this to cause a     buffer overrun. (CVE-2017-0898)

    Yusuke Endoh discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could use this to execute     terminal escape sequences. (CVE-2017-0899)

    Yusuke Endoh discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could use this to cause     a denial of service. (CVE-2017-0900)

    It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could use this to overwrite any     file on the filesystem. (CVE-2017-0901)

    It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could use this to execute     arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-10784)

    It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service. (CVE-2017-14033)

    It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could use this to expose     sensitive information. (CVE-2017-14064)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Ruby vulnerabilities (USN-3439-1)

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