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Debian DSA-748-1 : ruby1.8 - bad default value

high Nessus Plugin ID 18663

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in ruby1.8 that could allow arbitrary command execution on a server running the ruby xmlrpc server.

The old stable distribution (woody) did not include ruby1.8.

This problem is fixed for the current stable distribution (sarge) in version 1.8.2-7sarge1.

This problem is fixed for the unstable distribution in version 1.8.2-8.

Solution

Upgrade the ruby1.8 package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-748

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18663

File Name: debian_DSA-748.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/11/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby1.8, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 7/10/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1992

DSA: 748