CVE-2005-1992

Description

The XMLRPC server in utils.rb for the ruby library (libruby) 1.8 sets an invalid default value that prevents "security protection" using handlers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10819

http://www2.ruby-lang.org/en/20050701.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14016

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-543.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/684913

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-748

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtml

http://www.auscert.org.au/5509

http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.html

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=315064

http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-core/5237

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3