Debian Security Advisory

DSA-748-1 ruby1.8 -- bad default value

Date Reported:
10 Jul 2005
Affected Packages:
ruby1.8
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-1992.
More information:

A vulnerability has been discovered in ruby1.8 that could allow arbitrary command execution on a server running the ruby xmlrpc server.

The old stable distribution (woody) did not include ruby1.8.

This problem is fixed for the current stable distribution (sarge) in version 1.8.2-7sarge1.

This problem is fixed for the unstable distribution in version 1.8.2-8.

We recommend that you upgrade your ruby1.8 package.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ri1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/irb1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-examples_1.8.2-7sarge1_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/rdoc1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-elisp_1.8.2-7sarge1_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_alpha.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_arm.deb
HP Precision:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge1_ia64.deb
Motorola 680x0:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge1_m68k.deb
Big-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_mips.deb
Little-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge1_sparc.deb

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