Oracle Linux 5 : ruby (ELSA-2008-0897)

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2008-0897 advisory. - CVE-2008-3655: multiple insufficient safe mode restrictions. - CVE-2008-3656: WEBrick DoS vulnerability CPU consumption. - CVE-2008-3657: missing...

Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1651-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Debian SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Debian DSA-1651-1 : ruby1.8 - several vulnerabilities

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the interpreter for the Ruby language, which may lead to denial of service and other security problems. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2008-3655 Keita Yamaguchi discovered that several safe...

Debian DSA-1652-1 : ruby1.9 - several vulnerabilities

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the interpreter for the Ruby language, which may lead to denial of service and other security problems. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2008-3655 Keita Yamaguchi discovered that several safe...

Ruby missing "taintness" checks in dl module

The dl module in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p286, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p71, and 1.9 through r18423 does not check "taintness" of inputs, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe levels and execute dangerous functions by accessing a library using DL.dlopen...