CentOS 3 / 4 : ruby (CESA-2005:799)

high Nessus Plugin ID 21860

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated ruby packages that fix an arbitrary command execution issue are now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

[Updated 25 Oct 2005] Errata has been updated to include missing packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for object-oriented programming.

A bug was found in the way ruby handles eval statements. It is possible for a malicious script to call eval in such a way that can allow the bypass of certain safe-level restrictions. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-2337 to this issue.

Users of Ruby should update to these erratum packages, which contain a backported patch and are not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected ruby packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21860

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-799.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/3/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, 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:centos:centos:3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ruby-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ruby-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ruby, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ruby-docs, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ruby-tcltk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:irb, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ruby-mode

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/11/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/7/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2337

BID: 14909

RHSA: 2005:799

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