SuSE 11 Security Update : ruby (SAT Patch Number 1073)

high Nessus Plugin ID 41452

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This ruby update improves return value checks for openssl function OCSP_basic_verify() (CVE-2009-0642) which allowed an attacker to use revoked certificates.

The entropy of DNS identifiers was increased (CVE-2008-3905) to avaid spoofing attacks.

The code for parsing XML data was vulnerable to a denial of service bug. (CVE-2008-3790)

An attack on algorithm complexity was possible in function WEBrick::HTTP::DefaultFileHandler() while parsing HTTP requests (CVE-2008-3656) as well as by using the regex engine (CVE-2008-3443) causing high CPU load.

Ruby's access restriction code (CVE-2008-3655) as well as safe-level handling using function DL.dlopen() (CVE-2008-3657) and big decimal handling (CVE-2009-1904) was improved.

Bypassing HTTP basic authentication (authenticate_with_http_digest) is not possible anymore.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 1073.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 41452

File Name: suse_11_ruby-090703.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ruby, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ruby-doc-html, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ruby-tk, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/3/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3443, CVE-2008-3655, CVE-2008-3656, CVE-2008-3657, CVE-2008-3790, CVE-2008-3905, CVE-2009-0642, CVE-2009-1904

CWE: 189, 20, 264, 287, 399

Detections

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