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Oracle Linux 5 : ruby (ELSA-2008-0897)

high Nessus Plugin ID 67752

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2008-0897 advisory.

 - CVE-2008-3655: multiple insufficient safe mode restrictions.
 - CVE-2008-3656: WEBrick DoS vulnerability (CPU consumption).
 - CVE-2008-3657: missing taintness checks in dl module.
 - CVE-2008-3905: use of predictable source port and transaction id in DNS requests done by resolv.rb module.
 - CVE-2008-3443: Memory allocation failure in Ruby regex engine (remotely exploitable DoS).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2008-0897.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 67752

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0897.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3657

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3443

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-irb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-ri, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-tcltk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-mode, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-docs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-rdoc

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/4/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1145, CVE-2008-3443, CVE-2008-3655, CVE-2008-3656, CVE-2008-3657, CVE-2008-3790, CVE-2008-3905

BID: 30644, 30682, 31699

RHSA: 2008:0897