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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57960
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200612-21 (ruby)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200612-21.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200612-21.

Vulnerability Insight:
The Ruby cgi.rb CGI library is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/ruby-1.8.5_p2'

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-2006-6303
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
BugTraq ID: 21441
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21441
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-21.xml
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2384798830/index.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:225
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157048
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=218287
http://www.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ruby/lib/cgi.rb.diff?f=h&only_with_tag=MAIN&r1=text&tr1=1.92&r2=text&tr2=1.91
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10529
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0961.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017363
http://secunia.com/advisories/23165
http://secunia.com/advisories/23268
http://secunia.com/advisories/23454
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
http://secunia.com/advisories/27576
http://secunia.com/advisories/31090
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2007:004 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-394-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4855
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
XForce ISS Database: ruby-cgi-library-dos(30734)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30734
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