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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841184
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1603-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby1.8' package(s) announced via the USN-1603-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby1.8' package(s) announced via the USN-1603-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Shugo Maedo and Vit Ondruch discovered that Ruby incorrectly allowed untainted
strings to be modified in protective safe levels. An attacker could use this
flaw to bypass intended access restrictions. (CVE-2012-4466, CVE-2012-4481)

Affected Software/OS:
'ruby1.8' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-4466
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089554.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089887.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:124
http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision&revision=37068
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/02/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/9
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-4481
MDVSA-2013:124
RHSA-2013:0129
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0129.html
RHSA-2013:0612
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0612.html
[oss-security] 20121005 Re: CVE Request -- ruby (1.8.x with patched CVE-2011-1005): Incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1005 for NameError#to_s method when used on objects
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/05/4
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863484
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0294
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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