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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2004.20.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-20-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby1.8' package(s) announced via the USN-20-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby1.8' package(s) announced via the USN-20-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The Ruby developers discovered a potential Denial of Service
vulnerability in the CGI module (cgi.rb). Specially crafted CGI
requests could cause an infinite loop in the server process.
Repetitive attacks could use most of the available processor
resources, exhaust the number of allowed parallel connections in web
servers, or cause similar effects which render the service
unavailable.

There is no possibility of privilege escalation or data loss.

Affected Software/OS:
'ruby1.8' package(s) on Ubuntu 4.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0983
BugTraq ID: 11618
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11618
Debian Security Information: DSA-586 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-586
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:128
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10268
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-635.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/20-1/
XForce ISS Database: ruby-cgi-dos(17985)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17985
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