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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.122548
Category:Oracle Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2008-0897)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby' package(s) announced via the ELSA-2008-0897 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby' package(s) announced via the ELSA-2008-0897 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
[1.8.5-5.el5_2.5]
- Build with -fno-strict-aliasing.

[1.8.5-5.el5_2.4]
- security fixes. (#461590)
- 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).
- CVE-2008-3790: DoS vulnerability in the REXML module.

Affected Software/OS:
'ruby' package(s) on Oracle Linux 4, Oracle Linux 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-1145
1019562
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019562
20080306 Re: [DSECRG-08-018] Ruby 1.8.6 (Webrick Httpd 1.3.1) Directory traversal file Download Vulnerability
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489218/100/0/threaded
20080306 [DSECRG-08-018] Ruby 1.8.6 (Webrick Httpd 1.3.1) Directory traversal file Download Vulnerability
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489205/100/0/threaded
20080325 rPSA-2008-0123-1 ruby
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490056/100/0/threaded
28123
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28123
29232
http://secunia.com/advisories/29232
29357
http://secunia.com/advisories/29357
29536
http://secunia.com/advisories/29536
30802
http://secunia.com/advisories/30802
31687
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
32371
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371
5215
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5215
ADV-2008-0787
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0787
ADV-2008-1981
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references
APPLE-SA-2008-06-30
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
FEDORA-2008-2443
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00338.html
FEDORA-2008-2458
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00354.html
MDVSA-2008:141
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:141
MDVSA-2008:142
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:142
RHSA-2008:0897
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html
SUSE-SR:2008:017
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
VU#404515
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/404515
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0123
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0123
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/03/03/webrick-file-access-vulnerability/
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2338
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10937
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10937
ruby-webrick-directory-traversal(41010)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41010
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3443
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
BugTraq ID: 30682
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30682
Cert/CC Advisory: TA09-133A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Debian Security Information: DSA-1695 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1695
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6239
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9570
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0895.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021075
http://secunia.com/advisories/31430
http://secunia.com/advisories/32165
http://secunia.com/advisories/32219
http://secunia.com/advisories/32372
http://secunia.com/advisories/33185
http://secunia.com/advisories/33398
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4158
https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/691-1/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
XForce ISS Database: ruby-regex-dos(44688)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44688
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3655
BugTraq ID: 30644
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30644
Bugtraq: 20080831 rPSA-2008-0264-1 ruby (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495884/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1651 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651
Debian Security Information: DSA-1652 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11602
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020656
http://secunia.com/advisories/31697
http://secunia.com/advisories/32255
http://secunia.com/advisories/32256
http://secunia.com/advisories/33178
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2334
XForce ISS Database: ruby-safelevel-security-bypass(44369)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44369
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3656
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9682
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020654
XForce ISS Database: ruby-webrick-dos(44371)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44371
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3657
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9793
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020652
XForce ISS Database: ruby-dl-security-bypass(44372)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44372
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3790
BugTraq ID: 30802
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30802
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/19f69e8a081fc0d1/e138e014b74352ca
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/4
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10393
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020735
http://secunia.com/advisories/31602
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2428
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2483
XForce ISS Database: ruby-rexml-dos(44628)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44628
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3905
BugTraq ID: 31699
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31699
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/9
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10034
http://secunia.com/advisories/32948
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.371754
XForce ISS Database: ruby-resolv-dns-spoofing(45935)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45935
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