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GLSA-200712-09 : Ruby-GNOME2: Format string error

medium Nessus Plugin ID 29296

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-200712-09 (Ruby-GNOME2: Format string error)

 Chris Rohlf discovered that the 'Gtk::MessageDialog.new()' method in the file gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c does not properly sanitize the 'message' parameter before passing it to the gtk_message_dialog_new() function.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could send a specially crafted string to an application using Ruby-GNOME2, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Ruby-GNOME2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-ruby/ruby-gtk2-0.16.0-r2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200712-09

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 29296

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200712-09.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 12/11/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:ruby-gtk2, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/9/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-6183

BID: 26616

CWE: 134

GLSA: 200712-09