Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.59079
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-394-1 (ruby1.8)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to ruby1.8 announced via advisory USN-394-1. A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 5.10 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 6.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. Details follow: An error was found in Ruby's CGI library that did not correctly quote the boundary of multipart MIME requests. Using a crafted HTTP request, a remote user could cause a denial of service, where Ruby CGI applications would end up in a loop, monopolizing a CPU. Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 5.10: libruby1.8 1.8.2-9ubuntu1.4 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: libruby1.8 1.8.4-1ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 6.10: libruby1.8 1.8.4-5ubuntu1.2 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-394-1 Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 5.0
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-6303 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html BugTraq ID: 21441 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21441 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-21.xml http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2384798830/index.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:225 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157048 http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=218287 http://www.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ruby/lib/cgi.rb.diff?f=h&only_with_tag=MAIN&r1=text&tr1=1.92&r2=text&tr2=1.91 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10529 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0961.html http://securitytracker.com/id?1017363 http://secunia.com/advisories/23165 http://secunia.com/advisories/23268 http://secunia.com/advisories/23454 http://secunia.com/advisories/25402 http://secunia.com/advisories/27576 http://secunia.com/advisories/31090 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2007:004 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-394-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4855 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939 XForce ISS Database: ruby-cgi-library-dos(30734) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30734
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