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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64639
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1860-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ruby1.8, ruby1.9' package(s) announced via the DSA-1860-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ruby1.8, ruby1.9' package(s) announced via the DSA-1860-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ruby. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

CVE-2009-0642

The return value from the OCSP_basic_verify function was not checked properly, allowing continued use of a revoked certificate.

CVE-2009-1904

An issue in parsing BigDecimal numbers can result in a denial-of-service condition (crash).

The following matrix identifies fixed versions:

ruby1.8 ruby1.9

oldstable (etch)1.8.5-4etch5 1.9.0+20060609-1etch5

stable (lenny) 1.8.7.72-3lenny11.9.0.2-9lenny1

unstable (sid) 1.8.7.173-1 (soon)

We recommend that you upgrade your Ruby packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'ruby1.8, ruby1.9' package(s) on Debian 4, Debian 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-0642
BugTraq ID: 33769
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33769
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:193
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=513528
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11450
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1140.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022505
http://secunia.com/advisories/33750
http://secunia.com/advisories/35699
http://secunia.com/advisories/35937
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-805-1
XForce ISS Database: ruby-ocspbasicverify-spoofing(48761)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48761
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1904
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 35278
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35278
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00731.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-02.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:160
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-changes/2009/06/10/msg024708.html
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/fad60751e2b9b4f6?dmode=source
http://osvdb.org/55031
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9780
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022371
http://secunia.com/advisories/35399
http://secunia.com/advisories/35527
http://secunia.com/advisories/35593
http://secunia.com/advisories/37705
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.430805
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1563
XForce ISS Database: ruby-bigdecimal-dos(51032)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51032
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