RHEL 6 : rubygems (RHSA-2013:1203)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 119343

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated rubygems package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1.2.2.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

RubyGems is the Ruby standard for publishing and managing third-party libraries.

It was found that, when using RubyGems, the connection could be redirected from HTTPS to HTTP. This could lead to a user believing they are installing a gem via HTTPS, when the connection may have been silently downgraded to HTTP. (CVE-2012-2125)

It was found that RubyGems did not verify SSL connections. This could lead to man-in-the-middle attacks. (CVE-2012-2126)

All users of Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1.2.2 are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which corrects these issues.

Solution

Update the affected rubygems package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 119343

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2013-1203.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 12/4/2018

Updated: 7/17/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-2125

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rubygems, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/4/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/1/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2125, CVE-2012-2126

RHSA: 2013:1203

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