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FreeBSD : ruby -- vulnerability in the safe level settings (1daea60a-4719-11da-b5c6-0004614cc33d)

high Nessus Plugin ID 21394

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Ruby home page reports :

The Object Oriented Scripting Language Ruby supports safely executing an untrusted code with two mechanisms : safe level and taint flag on objects.

A vulnerability has been found that allows bypassing these mechanisms.

By using the vulnerability, arbitrary code can be executed beyond the restrictions specified in each safe level. Therefore, Ruby has to be updated on all systems that use safe level to execute untrusted code.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

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

http://www.nessus.org/u?a01709f7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21394

File Name: freebsd_pkg_1daea60a471911dab5c60004614cc33d.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 5/13/2006

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ruby, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ruby_static, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 10/27/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/2/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2337