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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57560
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: ruby, ruby_static
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following packages are affected:

ruby
ruby_static

CVE-2006-5467
The cgi.rb CGI library for Ruby 1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a
dneial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an HTTP
request with a multipart MIME body that contains an invalid boundary
specifier, as demonstrated using a specifier that begins with a '-'
instead of '--' and contains an inconsistent ID.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

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-2006-5467
1017194
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017194
20061101-01-P
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
20777
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20777
22615
http://secunia.com/advisories/22615
22624
http://secunia.com/advisories/22624
22761
http://secunia.com/advisories/22761
22929
http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
22932
http://secunia.com/advisories/22932
23040
http://secunia.com/advisories/23040
23344
http://secunia.com/advisories/23344
25402
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
ADV-2006-4244
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4244
ADV-2006-4245
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4245
ADV-2007-1939
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
APPLE-SA-2007-05-24
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
DSA-1234
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1234
DSA-1235
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1235
GLSA-200611-12
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-12.xml
MDKSA-2006:192
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:192
OpenPKG-SA-2006.030
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.030-ruby.html
RHSA-2006:0729
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0729.html
SUSE-SR:2006:026
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html
USN-371-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-371-1
[mongrel-users] 20061025 [SEC] Mongrel Temporary Fix For cgi.rb 99% CPU DoS Attack
http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2006-October/001946.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10185
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10185
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