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