DSA-1235-1 ruby1.8 -- denial of service

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1235-1 ruby1.8 -- denial of service

Date Reported:

13 Dec 2006

Affected Packages:

ruby1.8

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 398457.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2006-5467.

More information:

A denial of service vulnerability has been discovered in the CGI library included with Ruby, the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented programming.

For the stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.2-7sarge5.

We recommend that you upgrade your ruby1.8 package.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (stable)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2.orig.tar.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5.diff.gz

Architecture-independent component:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/rdoc1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_all.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-elisp_1.8.2-7sarge5_all.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/irb1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_all.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ri1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_all.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-examples_1.8.2-7sarge5_all.deb

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge5_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge5_alpha.deb

AMD64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge5_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge5_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_amd64.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge5_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge5_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_arm.deb

HPPA:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge5_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge5_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_hppa.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge5_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge5_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge5_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge5_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_ia64.deb

Motorola 680x0:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge5_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge5_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_m68k.deb

Big endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge5_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge5_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_mips.deb

Little endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge5_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge5_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge5_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge5_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge5_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge5_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge5_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge5_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge5_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.