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FreeBSD : rubygems -- multiple vulnerabilities (3f6de636-8cdb-11e7-9c71-f0def1fd7ea2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 102833

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Official blog of RubyGems reports :

The following vulnerabilities have been reported: a DNS request hijacking vulnerability, an ANSI escape sequence vulnerability, a DoS vulnerability in the query command, and a vulnerability in the gem installer that allowed a malicious gem to overwrite arbitrary files.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4ce46083

http://www.nessus.org/u?e4c28786

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 102833

File Name: freebsd_pkg_3f6de6368cdb11e79c71f0def1fd7ea2.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ruby23-gems, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ruby24-gems, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ruby22-gems

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 8/29/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/29/2017