FreeBSD : ruby -- multiple vulnerabilities (f7fcb75c-e537-11e9-863e-b9b7af01ba9e)

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Synopsis

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

Description

Ruby news :

This release includes security fixes. Please check the topics below for details.

CVE-2019-15845: A NUL injection vulnerability of File.fnmatch and File.fnmatch?

A NUL injection vulnerability of Ruby built-in methods (File.fnmatch and File.fnmatch?) was found. An attacker who has the control of the path pattern parameter could exploit this vulnerability to make path matching pass despite the intention of the program author.

CVE-2019-16201: Regular Expression Denial of Service vulnerability of WEBrick's Digest access authentication

Regular expression denial of service vulnerability of WEBrick's Digest authentication module was found. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause an effective denial of service against a WEBrick service.

CVE-2019-16254: HTTP response splitting in WEBrick (Additional fix)

There is an HTTP response splitting vulnerability in WEBrick bundled with Ruby.

CVE-2019-16255: A code injection vulnerability of Shell#[] and Shell#test

A code injection vulnerability of Shell#[] and Shell#test in a standard library (lib/shell.rb) was found.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 129549

File Name: freebsd_pkg_f7fcb75ce53711e9863eb9b7af01ba9e.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 10/3/2019

Updated: 4/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-16255

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ruby, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/2/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/1/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-15845, CVE-2019-16201, CVE-2019-16254, CVE-2019-16255

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