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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201001-09.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201001-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f224ab27dfa8 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201001-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201001-09"> + <title>Ruby: Terminal Control Character Injection</title> + <synopsis> + An input sanitation flaw in the WEBrick HTTP server included in Ruby might + allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary control characters into terminal + sessions. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">ruby</product> + <announced>2010-01-14</announced> + <revised count="01">2010-01-14</revised> + <bug>300468</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-lang/ruby" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.8.7_p249</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">1.8.6_p388</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.8.7_p249</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for quick and easy + object-oriented programming. It comes bundled with a HTTP server + ("WEBrick"). + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Giovanni Pellerano, Alessandro Tanasi and Francesco Ongaro reported + that WEBrick does not filter terminal control characters, for instance + when handling HTTP logs. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could send a specially crafted HTTP request to a + WEBrick server to inject arbitrary terminal control characters, + possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands, data loss, + or other unspecified impact. This could also be used to facilitate + other attacks. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Ruby 1.8.7 users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/ruby-1.8.7_p249"</code> + <p> + All Ruby 1.8.6 users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/ruby-1.8.6_p388"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4492">CVE-2009-4492</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2010-01-13T19:56:42Z"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2010-01-13T20:40:12Z"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2010-01-13T20:40:18Z"> + a3li + </metadata> +</glsa> |