It was discovered that Ruby did not properly validate certificates. An attacker could exploit this and present invalid or revoked X.509 certificates. (CVE-2009-0642)
It was discovered that Ruby did not properly handle string arguments that represent large numbers. An attacker could exploit this and cause a denial of service. (CVE-2009-1904)
20 July 2009
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
It was discovered that Ruby did not properly validate certificates. An attacker could exploit this and present invalid or revoked X.509 certificates. (CVE-2009-0642)
It was discovered that Ruby did not properly handle string arguments that represent large numbers. An attacker could exploit this and cause a denial of service. (CVE-2009-1904)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
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