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GLSA-200510-05 : Ruby: Security bypass vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 19975

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200510-05 (Ruby: Security bypass vulnerability)

 Dr. Yutaka Oiwa discovered that Ruby fails to properly enforce safe level protections.
 Impact :

 An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code beyond the restrictions specified in each safe level.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Ruby users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/ruby-1.8.3'

See Also

http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/20051003.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200510-05

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19975

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200510-05.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 10/11/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:ruby

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/6/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/22/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2337

BID: 14909

GLSA: 200510-05