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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1410-1 (ruby1.8)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to ruby1.8 announced via advisory DSA 1410-1.
Insight
Insight
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ruby, an object-oriented scripting language. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2007-5162 It was discovered that the Ruby HTTP(S) module performs insufficient validation of SSL certificates, which may lead to man-in-the-middle attacks. CVE-2007-5770 It was discovered that the Ruby modules for FTP, Telnet, IMAP, POP and SMTP perform insufficient validation of SSL certificates, which may lead to man-in-the-middle attacks. For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.5-4etch1. Packages for sparc will be provided later. For the old stable distribution (sarge), these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.2-7sarge6. Packages for sparc will be provided later. We recommend that you upgrade your ruby1.8 packages.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201410-1