Debian DSA-3322-1 : ruby-rack - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 85161

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Tomek Rabczak from the NCC Group discovered a flaw in the normalize_params() method in Rack, a modular Ruby webserver interface.
A remote attacker can use this flaw via specially crafted requests to cause a `SystemStackError` and potentially cause a denial of service condition for the service.

Solution

Upgrade the ruby-rack packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.1-2.1+deb7u1.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.2-3+deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 85161

File Name: debian_DSA-3322.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/3/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby-rack, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/31/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3225

DSA: 3322

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