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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.1.2011.2260
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-2260-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'rails' package(s) announced via the DSA-2260-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'rails' package(s) announced via the DSA-2260-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Two vulnerabilities were discovered in Ruby on Rails, a web application framework. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

CVE-2009-3086

The cookie store may be vulnerable to a timing attack, potentially allowing remote attackers to forge message digests.

CVE-2009-4214

A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the strip_tags function allows remote user-assisted attackers to inject arbitrary web script.

For the oldstable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 2.1.0-7+lenny0.2.

For the other distributions, these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.3-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your rails packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'rails' package(s) on Debian 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3086
BugTraq ID: 37427
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37427
Debian Security Information: DSA-2260 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2260
http://secunia.com/advisories/36600
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:017 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2544
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-4214
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 37142
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37142
Debian Security Information: DSA-2301 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2301
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/27/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/3
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/browse_thread/thread/4d4f71f2aef4c0ab?pli=1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023245
http://secunia.com/advisories/37446
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:006 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3352
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