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Oracle Linux 6 : ruby (ELSA-2013-1764)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 71131

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2013-1764 advisory.

 [1.8.7.352-13]
 - Workaround build issues against OpenSSL with enabled ECC curves.
 - Make DRb compatible with OpenSSL 1.0.1.
 * ruby-1.9.3-p222-generate-1024-bits-RSA-key-instead-of-512-bits.patch
 - Fix CVE-2013-4164 Heap Overflow in Floating Point Parsing
 * ruby-1.9.3-p484-CVE-2013-4164-ignore-too-long-fraction-part-which-does-not-affect-the-result.patch
 - Resolves: rhbz#1033500

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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-2013-1764.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 71131

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-1764.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/29/2013

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-4164

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-irb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-ri, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-tcltk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-static, 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, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/27/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/23/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4164

BID: 63873

RHSA: 2013:1764