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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200611-12.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200611-12.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..716fbb593a36 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200611-12.xml @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200611-12"> + <title>Ruby: Denial of Service vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + The Ruby cgi.rb CGI library is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">ruby</product> + <announced>2006-11-20</announced> + <revised count="02">2009-06-11</revised> + <bug>153497</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-lang/ruby" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.8.5-r3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.8.5-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Ruby is a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on + simplicity and productivity. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Zed Shaw, Jeremy Kemper, and Jamis Buck of the Mongrel project reported + that the CGI library shipped with Ruby is vulnerable to a remote Denial + of Service by an unauthenticated user. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + The vulnerability can be exploited by sending the cgi.rb library an + HTTP request with multipart MIME encoding that contains a malformed + MIME boundary specifier beginning with "-" instead of "--". Successful + exploitation of the vulnerability causes the library to go into an + infinite loop waiting for additional nonexistent input. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Ruby users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/ruby-1.8.5-r3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5467">CVE-2006-5467</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-11-10T13:03:41Z"> + aetius + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-11-15T21:17:28Z"> + vorlon + </metadata> +</glsa> |