FreeBSD : rubygem-rails -- evaluation of ruby code (90064567-28b1-11db-844d-000c6ec775d9)

high Nessus Plugin ID 22211

Synopsis

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

Description

The Ruby on Rails blog reports :

With Rails 1.1.0 through 1.1.5 (minus the short-lived 1.1.3), you can trigger the evaluation of Ruby code through the URL because of a bug in the routing code of Rails. This means that you can essentially take down a Rails process by starting something like /script/profiler, as the code will run for a long time and that process will be hung while it happens. Other URLs can even cause data loss.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22211

File Name: freebsd_pkg_9006456728b111db844d000c6ec775d9.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 8/14/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:rubygem-rails, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/10/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/9/2006

Detections

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