Oracle Linux 3 : ruby (ELSA-2006-0729)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 67420

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Synopsis

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

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2006:0729 :

Updated ruby packages that fix a denial of service issue for the CGI instance are now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for object-oriented programming.

A flaw was discovered in the way Ruby's CGI module handles certain multipart/form-data MIME data. If a remote attacker sends a specially crafted multipart-form-data request, it is possible to cause the ruby CGI script to enter an infinite loop, causing a denial of service.
(CVE-2006-5467)

Users of Ruby should upgrade to these updated packages which contain backported patches and are not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected ruby packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 67420

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2006-0729.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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:oracle:linux:irb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-docs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-mode, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-tcltk, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:3

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/23/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/27/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5467

BID: 20777

RHSA: 2006:0729

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