Debian DSA-3157-1 : ruby1.9.1 - security update
medium Nessus Plugin ID 81250
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the interpreter for the Ruby language :- CVE-2014-4975 The encodes() function in pack.c had an off-by-one error that could lead to a stack-based buffer overflow. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2014-8080, CVE-2014-8090 The REXML parser could be coerced into allocating large string objects that could consume all available memory on the system. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
Solution
Upgrade the ruby1.9.1 packages.For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1.9.3.194-8.1+deb7u3.
For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 2.1.5-1 of the ruby2.1 source package.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4975
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8080
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8090
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 81250
File Name: debian_DSA-3157.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 2/10/2015
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby1.9.1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/9/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-4975, CVE-2014-8080, CVE-2014-8090
DSA: 3157