Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2009-170-02)

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64257");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1904");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-09-10 23:34:21 +0000 (Mon, 10 Sep 2012)");
  script_version("2024-02-01T14:37:10+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-01 14:37:10 +0000 (Thu, 01 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");

  script_name("Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2009-170-02)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Slackware Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/slackware_linux", "ssh/login/slackpack", re:"ssh/login/release=SLK(11\.0|12\.0|12\.1|12\.2|current)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SSA:2009-170-02");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.430805");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby' package(s) announced via the SSA:2009-170-02 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"New ruby packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2,
and -current to fix a security issue.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

 [link moved to references]


Here are the details from the Slackware 12.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/ruby-1.8.7_p174-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz: Upgraded.
 This fixes a denial of service issue caused by the BigDecimal method
 handling large input values improperly that may allow attackers to
 crash the interpreter. The issue affects most Rails applications.
 For more information, see:
 [link moved to references]
 (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'ruby' package(s) on Slackware 11.0, Slackware 12.0, Slackware 12.1, Slackware 12.2, Slackware current.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-slack.inc");

release = slk_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLK11.0") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"ruby", ver:"1.8.6_p369-i486-1_slack11.0", rls:"SLK11.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLK12.0") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"ruby", ver:"1.8.6_p369-i486-1_slack12.0", rls:"SLK12.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLK12.1") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"ruby", ver:"1.8.6_p369-i486-1_slack12.1", rls:"SLK12.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLK12.2") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"ruby", ver:"1.8.7_p174-i486-1_slack12.2", rls:"SLK12.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLKcurrent") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"ruby", ver:"1.8.7_p174-i486-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"ruby", ver:"1.8.7_p174-x86_64-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);