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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704031
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4031-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ruby2.3' package(s) announced via the DSA-4031-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ruby2.3' package(s) announced via the DSA-4031-1 advisory.

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

CVE-2017-0898

aerodudrizzt reported a buffer underrun vulnerability in the sprintf method of the Kernel module resulting in heap memory corruption or information disclosure from the heap.

CVE-2017-0903

Max Justicz reported that RubyGems is prone to an unsafe object deserialization vulnerability. When parsed by an application which processes gems, a specially crafted YAML formatted gem specification can lead to remote code execution.

CVE-2017-10784

Yusuke Endoh discovered an escape sequence injection vulnerability in the Basic authentication of WEBrick. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw to inject malicious escape sequences to the WEBrick log and potentially execute control characters on the victim's terminal emulator when reading logs.

CVE-2017-14033

asac reported a buffer underrun vulnerability in the OpenSSL extension. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause the Ruby interpreter to crash leading to a denial of service.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.3.3-1+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your ruby2.3 packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'ruby2.3' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-0898
BugTraq ID: 100862
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100862
Debian Security Information: DSA-4031 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4031
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-18
https://github.com/mruby/mruby/issues/3722
https://hackerone.com/reports/212241
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2017/09/14/sprintf-buffer-underrun-cve-2017-0898/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:3485
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:0378
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:0583
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:0585
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039363
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-0903
BugTraq ID: 101275
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101275
http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/10/09/2.6.14-released.html
http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/10/09/unsafe-object-deserialization-vulnerability.html
https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/510b1638ac9bba3ceb7a5d73135dafff9e5bab49
https://hackerone.com/reports/274990
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-10784
BugTraq ID: 100853
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100853
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3528-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-14033
BugTraq ID: 100868
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100868
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