openSUSE 10 Security Update : rubygem-actionpack (rubygem-actionpack-5816)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 34987

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Missing input sanitation in rubygem-actionpack allowed remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via specially crafted URLs (CVE-2008-5189).

Solution

Update the affected rubygem-actionpack package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 34987

File Name: suse_rubygem-actionpack-5816.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/1/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:rubygem-actionpack, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 11/21/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-5189

CWE: 352