Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64257
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2009-170-02)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby' package(s) announced via the SSA:2009-170-02 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby' package(s) announced via the SSA:2009-170-02 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New ruby packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current to fix a security issue. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: [link moved to references] Here are the details from the Slackware 12.2 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/ruby-1.8.7_p174-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz: Upgraded. This fixes a denial of service issue caused by the BigDecimal method handling large input values improperly that may allow attackers to crash the interpreter. The issue affects most Rails applications. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'ruby' package(s) on Slackware 11.0, Slackware 12.0, Slackware 12.1, Slackware 12.2, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1904 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html BugTraq ID: 35278 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35278 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00731.html http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-02.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:160 http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-changes/2009/06/10/msg024708.html http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/fad60751e2b9b4f6?dmode=source http://osvdb.org/55031 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9780 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1140.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022371 http://secunia.com/advisories/35399 http://secunia.com/advisories/35527 http://secunia.com/advisories/35593 http://secunia.com/advisories/35699 http://secunia.com/advisories/35937 http://secunia.com/advisories/37705 http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.430805 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-805-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1563 XForce ISS Database: ruby-bigdecimal-dos(51032) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51032
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