Updated ruby packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for object-oriented programming.
A flaw was discovered in the way Ruby’s CGI module handles certain HTTP requests. If a remote attacker sends a specially crafted request, it is possible to cause the ruby CGI script to enter an infinite loop, possibly causing a denial of service. (CVE-2006-6303)
An SSL certificate validation flaw was discovered in several Ruby Net modules. The libraries were not checking the requested host name against the common name (CN) in the SSL server certificate, possibly allowing a man in the middle attack. (CVE-2007-5162, CVE-2007-5770)
Users of Ruby should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2007:0961. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(28201);
script_version("1.24");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");
script_cve_id("CVE-2006-6303", "CVE-2007-5162", "CVE-2007-5770");
script_bugtraq_id(25847, 26421);
script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2007:0961");
script_name(english:"RHEL 4 : ruby (RHSA-2007:0961)");
script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated packages");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"Updated ruby packages that fix several security issues are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the
Red Hat Security Response Team.
Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for object-oriented
programming.
A flaw was discovered in the way Ruby's CGI module handles certain
HTTP requests. If a remote attacker sends a specially crafted request,
it is possible to cause the ruby CGI script to enter an infinite loop,
possibly causing a denial of service. (CVE-2006-6303)
An SSL certificate validation flaw was discovered in several Ruby Net
modules. The libraries were not checking the requested host name
against the common name (CN) in the SSL server certificate, possibly
allowing a man in the middle attack. (CVE-2007-5162, CVE-2007-5770)
Users of Ruby should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
backported patches to resolve these issues."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-6303"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-5162"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-5770"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0961"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(287, 399);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:irb");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-docs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-mode");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-tcltk");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.5");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/12/06");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/11/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/11/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^4([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 4.x", "Red Hat " + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);
yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo))
{
rhsa = "RHSA-2007:0961";
yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : yum_report
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
}
}
else
{
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"irb-1.8.1-7.EL4.8.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"ruby-1.8.1-7.EL4.8.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"ruby-devel-1.8.1-7.EL4.8.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"ruby-docs-1.8.1-7.EL4.8.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"ruby-libs-1.8.1-7.EL4.8.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"ruby-mode-1.8.1-7.EL4.8.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"ruby-tcltk-1.8.1-7.EL4.8.1")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "irb / ruby / ruby-devel / ruby-docs / ruby-libs / ruby-mode / etc");
}
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
redhat | enterprise_linux | irb | p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:irb |
redhat | enterprise_linux | ruby | p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby |
redhat | enterprise_linux | ruby-devel | p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-devel |
redhat | enterprise_linux | ruby-docs | p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-docs |
redhat | enterprise_linux | ruby-libs | p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-libs |
redhat | enterprise_linux | ruby-mode | p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-mode |
redhat | enterprise_linux | ruby-tcltk | p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-tcltk |
redhat | enterprise_linux | 4 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4 |
redhat | enterprise_linux | 4.5 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.5 |
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6303
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5162
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5770
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0961
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-6303
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-5162
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-5770