DSA-1612-1 ruby1.8 -- several vulnerabilities

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1612-1 ruby1.8 -- several vulnerabilities

Date Reported:

21 Jul 2008

Affected Packages:

ruby1.8

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-2662, CVE-2008-2663, CVE-2008-2664, CVE-2008-2725, CVE-2008-2726, CVE-2008-2376.

More information:

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the interpreter for the Ruby language, which may lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

• CVE-2008-2662

  Drew Yao discovered that multiple integer overflows in the string processing code may lead to denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

• CVE-2008-2663

  Drew Yao discovered that multiple integer overflows in the string processing code may lead to denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

• CVE-2008-2664

  Drew Yao discovered that a programming error in the string processing code may lead to denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

• CVE-2008-2725

  Drew Yao discovered that an integer overflow in the array handling code may lead to denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

• CVE-2008-2726

  Drew Yao discovered that an integer overflow in the array handling code may lead to denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

• CVE-2008-2376

  It was discovered that an integer overflow in the array handling code may lead to denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.5-4etch4.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.7.22-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your ruby1.8 packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.5.orig.tar.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4.dsc

Architecture-independent component:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/rdoc1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_all.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-elisp_1.8.5-4etch4_all.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/irb1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_all.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-examples_1.8.5-4etch4_all.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ri1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_all.deb

AMD64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.5-4etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.5-4etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_amd64.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.5-4etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.5-4etch4_arm.deb

HP Precision:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.5-4etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.5-4etch4_hppa.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.5-4etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.5-4etch4_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.5-4etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.5-4etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_ia64.deb

Little-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.5-4etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.5-4etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_mipsel.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.5-4etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.5-4etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.5-4etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.5-4etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.5-4etch4_sparc.deb

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