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Ubuntu 12.10 : ruby1.8 vulnerabilities (USN-1603-2)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 62660
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.Description
USN-1603-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ruby. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 12.10.Shugo Maedo and Vit Ondruch discovered that Ruby incorrectly allowed untainted strings to be modified in protective safe levels. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass intended access restrictions.
(CVE-2012-4466, CVE-2012-4481).
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Solution
Update the affected libruby1.8 package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 62660
File Name: ubuntu_USN-1603-2.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 10/23/2012
Updated: 9/19/2019
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libruby1.8, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/25/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-4466, CVE-2012-4481
USN: 1603-2