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>> Debian Security Update Fixes Ruby Code Execution and DoS Issues

Title : Debian Security Update Fixes Ruby Code Execution and DoS Issues
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2199
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2376 - CVE-2008-2662 - CVE-2008-2663 - CVE-2008-2664 - CVE-2008-2725 - CVE-2008-2726
Rated as : High Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-07-28

Technical Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by attackers to disclose sensitive information, cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system. These issues are caused by errors in ruby1.9. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1907 - VUPEN/ADV-2008-1992

Affected Products

Debian GNU/Linux etch
Debian GNU/Linux sid

Solution

Debian GNU/Linux etch - Upgrade to ruby1.9 version 1.9.0+20060609-1etch2
Debian GNU/Linux sid - Upgrade to ruby1.9 version 1.9.0.2-2

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2199
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2008/msg00203.html

ChangeLog

2008-07-28 : Initial release

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