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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57186
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-325-1 (ruby1.8)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to ruby1.8
announced via advisory USN-325-1.

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 5.04
Ubuntu 5.10
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

The alias function, certain directory operations, and regular
expressions did not correctly implement safe levels. Depending on the
application these flaws might allow attackers to bypass safe level
restrictions and perform unintended operations.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:

Ubuntu 5.04:
libruby1.8 1.8.1+1.8.2pre4-1ubuntu0.4
ruby1.8 1.8.1+1.8.2pre4-1ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 5.10:
libruby1.8 1.8.2-9ubuntu1.2
ruby1.8 1.8.2-9ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
libruby1.8 1.8.4-1ubuntu1.1
ruby1.8 1.8.4-1ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-325-1

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
6.4

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-3694
BugTraq ID: 18944
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18944
Debian Security Information: DSA-1139 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1139
Debian Security Information: DSA-1157 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1157
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2313947696/index.html
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2383768862/index.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:134
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2006-July/003907.html
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2006-July/003915.html
http://www.osvdb.org/27144
http://www.osvdb.org/27145
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9983
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0604.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21009
http://secunia.com/advisories/21233
http://secunia.com/advisories/21236
http://secunia.com/advisories/21272
http://secunia.com/advisories/21337
http://secunia.com/advisories/21598
http://secunia.com/advisories/21657
http://secunia.com/advisories/21749
SGI Security Advisory: 20060801-01-P
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060801-01-P
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:021 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-325-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2760
XForce ISS Database: ruby-alias-directory-security-bypass(27725)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27725
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