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FreeBSD Ports: ruby, ruby_r
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
FreeBSD Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
7 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following packages are affected: ruby ruby_r ruby-1.7.0 CVE-2004-0983 The CGI module in Ruby 1.6 before 1.6.8, and 1.8 before 1.8.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a certain HTTP request.
Solution
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-586 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/d656296b-33ff-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82.html