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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57870
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200608-20 (rails)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200608-20.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200608-20.

Vulnerability Insight:
Ruby on Rails has some weaknesses potentially allowing a Denial of Service
and maybe the remote execution of arbitrary Ruby scripts.

Solution:
All Ruby on Rails users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-ruby/rails-1.1.6'

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-4111
BugTraq ID: 19454
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19454
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-20.xml
http://blog.koehntopp.de/archives/1367-Ruby-On-Rails-Mandatory-Mystery-Patch.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016673
http://secunia.com/advisories/21466
http://secunia.com/advisories/21749
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:021 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3237
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-4112
Bugtraq: 20060811 Security Vulnerability in Ruby on Rails 1.1.x (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442934/100/0/threaded
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#699540
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/699540
http://secunia.com/advisories/21424
XForce ISS Database: rubyonrails-url-code-execution(28364)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28364
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