Debian DSA-1410-1 : ruby1.8 - programming error

medium Nessus Plugin ID 28299

Synopsis

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

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ruby, an object-oriented scripting language. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

- CVE-2007-5162 It was discovered that the Ruby HTTP(S) module performs insufficient validation of SSL certificates, which may lead to man-in-the-middle attacks.

- CVE-2007-5770 It was discovered that the Ruby modules for FTP, Telnet, IMAP, POP and SMTP perform insufficient validation of SSL certificates, which may lead to man-in-the-middle attacks.

Solution

Upgrade the ruby1.8 packages.

For the old stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.2-7sarge6. Packages for sparc will be provided later.

For the stable distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.5-4etch1. Packages for sparc will be provided later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 28299

File Name: debian_DSA-1410.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/26/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby1.8, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/24/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5162, CVE-2007-5770

CWE: 287

DSA: 1410

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