Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2015.224
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-224-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ruby1.8' package(s) announced via the DLA-224-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ruby1.8' package(s) announced via the DLA-224-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that the Ruby OpenSSL extension, part of the interpreter for the Ruby language, did not properly implement hostname matching, in violation of RFC 6125. This could allow remote attackers to perform a man-in-the-middle attack via crafted SSL certificates. For the oldoldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.7.302-2squeeze4. For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem was fixed in version 1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u3. Affected Software/OS: 'ruby1.8' package(s) on Debian 6. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1855 http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3245 http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3246 http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3247 https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/9644 https://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2015-1855 https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2015/04/13/ruby-openssl-hostname-matching-vulnerability/
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