The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby-RedCloth' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2023-0291 advisory. A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) issue was discovered in the sanitize_html function of redcloth gem v4.0.0. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted payload
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 24 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ruby-redcloth - security update | 6 Jul 202300:00 | – | osv |
![]() | ruby-redcloth vulnerability | 12 Sep 202306:54 | – | osv |
![]() | RedCloth Regular Expression Denial of Service issue | 6 Jun 202318:30 | – | osv |
![]() | CVE-2023-31606 | 6 Jun 202317:15 | – | osv |
![]() | RedCloth vulnerability | 12 Sep 202300:00 | – | ubuntu |
![]() | CVE-2023-31606 | 6 Jun 202317:15 | – | nvd |
![]() | Updated ruby-RedCloth packages fix a security vulnerability | 20 Oct 202311:34 | – | mageia |
![]() | GLSA-202401-14 : RedCloth: ReDoS Vulnerability | 10 Jan 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 : RedCloth vulnerability (USN-6358-1) | 12 Sep 202300:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Debian dla-3480 : ruby-redcloth - security update | 18 Jul 202300:00 | – | nessus |
Source | Link |
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bugs | www.bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi |
ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6358-1 |
advisories | www.advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0291.html |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2023.0291");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-31606");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-10-20 11:39:36 +0000 (Fri, 20 Oct 2023)");
script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:10+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:10 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-06-12 16:32:16 +0000 (Mon, 12 Jun 2023)");
script_name("Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2023-0291)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Mageia Linux Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/mageia_linux", "ssh/login/release", re:"ssh/login/release=MAGEIA(8|9)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"MGASA-2023-0291");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0291.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32284");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6358-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby-RedCloth' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2023-0291 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) issue was discovered
in the sanitize_html function of redcloth gem v4.0.0. This
vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS)
via supplying a crafted payload. (CVE-2023-31606)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'ruby-RedCloth' package(s) on Mageia 8, Mageia 9.");
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-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "MAGEIA8") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ruby-RedCloth", rpm:"ruby-RedCloth~4.3.2~5.1.mga8", rls:"MAGEIA8"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ruby-RedCloth-doc", rpm:"ruby-RedCloth-doc~4.3.2~5.1.mga8", rls:"MAGEIA8"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "MAGEIA9") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ruby-RedCloth", rpm:"ruby-RedCloth~4.3.2~7.1.mga9", rls:"MAGEIA9"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ruby-RedCloth-doc", rpm:"ruby-RedCloth-doc~4.3.2~7.1.mga9", rls:"MAGEIA9"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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