5.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
76.6%
Ruby is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.
# Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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CPE = "cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902560");
script_version("2022-02-17T14:14:34+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-02-17 14:14:34 +0000 (Thu, 17 Feb 2022)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-08-29 16:22:41 +0200 (Mon, 29 Aug 2011)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2011-2705");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_name("Ruby Random Number Values Information Disclosure Vulnerability");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722415");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2011/07/02/ruby-1-8-7-p352-released/");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2011/07/15/ruby-1-9-2-p290-is-released/");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("General");
script_dependencies("gb_ruby_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ruby/detected", "Host/runs_windows");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploits may allow attackers to predict random number values.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Ruby versions before 1.8.7-p352 and 1.9.x before 1.9.2-p290.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists because the SecureRandom.random_bytes function in
lib/securerandom.rb relies on PID values for initialization, which makes it
easier for context-dependent attackers to predict the result string by
leveraging knowledge of random strings obtained in an earlier process with
the same PID.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Ruby version 1.8.7-p352, 1.9.2-p290 or later.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Ruby is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=167");
exit(0);
}
include( "host_details.inc" );
include( "version_func.inc" );
if( isnull( port = get_app_port( cpe: CPE ) ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE ) )
exit(0);
version = infos['version'];
location = infos['location'];
if( version_in_range( version: version, test_version:"1.8.7", test_version2: "1.8.7.351" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "1.8.7-p352", install_path: location );
security_message( data: report, port: port );
exit( 0 );
}
if( version_in_range( version: version, test_version: "1.9", test_version2: "1.9.2.289" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "1.9.2-p290", install_path: location );
security_message( data: report, port: port );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );