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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for ruby2.3 (DLA-2853-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby2.3' package(s) announced via the DLA-2853-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
A cookie prefix spoofing vulnerability in CGI::Cookie.parse and a regular expression denial of service vulnerability (ReDoS) on date parsing methods were discovered in src:ruby2.1, the Ruby interpreter.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'ruby2.3' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2.3.3-1+deb9u11. We recommend that you upgrade your ruby2.3 packages.