Debian Security Advisory DSA 3159-1 (ruby1.8 - security update)

# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_3159.nasl 14278 2019-03-18 14:47:26Z cfischer $
# Auto-generated from advisory DSA 3159-1 using nvtgen 1.0
# Script version: 1.0
#
# Author:
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#
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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703159");
  script_version("$Revision: 14278 $");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8080", "CVE-2014-8090");
  script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 3159-1 (ruby1.8 - security update)");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2019-03-18 15:47:26 +0100 (Mon, 18 Mar 2019) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-02-10 00:00:00 +0100 (Tue, 10 Feb 2015)");
  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_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3159.html");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2015 Greenbone Networks GmbH http://greenbone.net");
  script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB7");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"ruby1.8 on Debian Linux");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"For the stable distribution (wheezy),
this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u2.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.1.5-1 of the ruby2.1 source package.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version
2.1.5-1 of the ruby2.1 source package.

We recommend that you upgrade your ruby1.8 packages.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"It was discovered that the REXML parser,
part of the interpreter for the Ruby language, could be coerced into allocating
large string objects that could consume all available memory on the system. This
could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).");
  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"This check tests the installed software
version using the apt package manager.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

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

res = "";
report = "";
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libruby1.8", ver:"1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u2", rls:"DEB7")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libruby1.8-dbg", ver:"1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u2", rls:"DEB7")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libtcltk-ruby1.8", ver:"1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u2", rls:"DEB7")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"ri1.8", ver:"1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u2", rls:"DEB7")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"ruby1.8", ver:"1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u2", rls:"DEB7")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"ruby1.8-dev", ver:"1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u2", rls:"DEB7")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"ruby1.8-examples", ver:"1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u2", rls:"DEB7")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"ruby1.8-full", ver:"1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u2", rls:"DEB7")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}

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