SuSE 10 Security Update : Ruby (ZYPP Patch Number 5484)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 34020

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

This update of ruby fixes :

- a possible information leakage. (CVE-2008-1145)

- a directory traversal bug (CVE-2008-1891) in WEBrick

- various memory corruptions and integer overflows in array and string handling. (CVE-2008-2662 / CVE-2008-2663 / CVE-2008-2664 / CVE-2008-2725 / CVE-2008-2726 / CVE-2008-2727 / CVE-2008-2728)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 5484.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1145.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1891.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2662.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2663.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2664.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2725.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2726.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2727.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2728.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 34020

File Name: suse_ruby-5484.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/21/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1145, CVE-2008-1891, CVE-2008-2662, CVE-2008-2663, CVE-2008-2664, CVE-2008-2725, CVE-2008-2726

CWE: 189, 22, 399