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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 : ruby1.9.1 vulnerabilities (USN-1614-1)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 62661
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.Description
Tyler Hicks and Shugo Maeda discovered that Ruby incorrectly allowed untainted strings to be modified in protective safe levels. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass intended access restrictions.USN-1602-1 fixed these vulnerabilities in other Ubuntu releases. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 12.10.
(CVE-2012-4464, CVE-2012-4466)
Peter Bex discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled file path strings when opening files. An attacker could use this flaw to open or create unexpected files. (CVE-2012-4522).
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected libruby1.9.1 package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 62661
File Name: ubuntu_USN-1614-1.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 10/23/2012
Updated: 9/19/2019
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libruby1.9.1
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/24/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-4464, CVE-2012-4466, CVE-2012-4522
USN: 1614-1