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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-23 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Ruby: Denial of Service issue |
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Date: November 16, 2004 |
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Bugs: #69985 |
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ID: 200411-23 |
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Synopsis |
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The CGI module in Ruby can be sent into an infinite loop, resulting in |
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a Denial of Service condition. |
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Background |
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Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for quick and easy |
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object-oriented programming. Ruby's CGI module can be used to build web |
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applications. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-lang/ruby < 1.8.2_pre3 *>= 1.6.8-r12 |
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>= 1.8.2_pre3 |
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Description |
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Ruby's developers found and fixed an issue in the CGI module that can |
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be triggered remotely and cause an infinite loop. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could trigger the vulnerability through an exposed |
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Ruby web application and cause the server to use unnecessary CPU |
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resources, potentially resulting in a Denial of Service. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Ruby 1.6.x users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/ruby-1.6.8-r12" |
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All Ruby 1.8.x users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/ruby-1.8.2_pre3" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CAN-2004-0983 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0983 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-23.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 |