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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54744
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200411-23 (Ruby)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200411-23.

The CGI module in Ruby can be sent into an infinite loop, resulting in a
Denial of Service condition.

Solution:
All Ruby 1.6.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/ruby-1.6.8-r12'

All Ruby 1.8.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/ruby-1.8.2_pre3'

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200411-23
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69985

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 11618
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0983
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11618
Debian Security Information: DSA-586 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-586
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:128
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10268
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-635.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/20-1/
XForce ISS Database: ruby-cgi-dos(17985)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17985
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