Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.59058
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-371-1 (ruby1.8)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to ruby1.8 announced via advisory USN-371-1. A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 5.04 Ubuntu 5.10 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 6.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. Details follow: An error was found in Ruby's CGI library that did not correctly check for the end of multipart MIME requests. Using a crafted HTTP request, a remote user could cause a denial of service, where Ruby CGI applications would end up in a loop, monopolizing a CPU. Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 5.04: libruby1.8 1.8.1+1.8.2pre4-1ubuntu0.5 Ubuntu 5.10: libruby1.8 1.8.2-9ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: libruby1.8 1.8.4-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 6.10: libruby1.8 1.8.4-5ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-371-1 Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 5.0
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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