Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1234-1 ruby1.6 -- denial of service

Date Reported:
13 Dec 2006
Affected Packages:
ruby1.6 (1.6.8-12sarge3)
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 398457.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2006-5467.
More information:

A denial of service vulnerability has been discovered in the CGI library included with Ruby, the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented programming.

For the stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.8-12sarge3.

We recommend that you upgrade your ruby1.6 package.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (stable)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6_1.6.8.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6-elisp_1.6.8-12sarge3_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6-examples_1.6.8-12sarge3_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/irb1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsyslog-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libcurses-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libgdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libreadline-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6-dbg_1.6.8-12sarge3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6-dev_1.6.8-12sarge3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtcltk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libpty-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtcltk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libpty-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6-dbg_1.6.8-12sarge3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6-dev_1.6.8-12sarge3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libreadline-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libcurses-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsyslog-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libgdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libcurses-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libpty-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtcltk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libgdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6-dev_1.6.8-12sarge3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libreadline-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsyslog-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6-dbg_1.6.8-12sarge3_arm.deb
HPPA:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libgdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtcltk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsyslog-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libcurses-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6-dev_1.6.8-12sarge3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libpty-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libreadline-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6-dbg_1.6.8-12sarge3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libcurses-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libreadline-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libpty-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libgdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsyslog-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6-dev_1.6.8-12sarge3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtcltk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6-dbg_1.6.8-12sarge3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsyslog-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtcltk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6-dbg_1.6.8-12sarge3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libpty-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libgdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6-dev_1.6.8-12sarge3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libcurses-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libreadline-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_ia64.deb
Motorola 680x0:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libgdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsyslog-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtcltk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libpty-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6-dev_1.6.8-12sarge3_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6-dbg_1.6.8-12sarge3_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libcurses-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libreadline-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_m68k.deb
Big endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtcltk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6-dev_1.6.8-12sarge3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsyslog-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libgdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6-dbg_1.6.8-12sarge3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libpty-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libreadline-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libcurses-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mips.deb
Little endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6-dbg_1.6.8-12sarge3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libgdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtcltk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsyslog-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libpty-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6-dev_1.6.8-12sarge3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libreadline-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libcurses-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libreadline-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libpty-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6-dbg_1.6.8-12sarge3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsyslog-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtcltk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libgdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6-dev_1.6.8-12sarge3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libcurses-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libgdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libreadline-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsyslog-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6-dev_1.6.8-12sarge3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libpty-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtcltk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6-dbg_1.6.8-12sarge3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libcurses-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtcltk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libcurses-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsyslog-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libruby1.6-dbg_1.6.8-12sarge3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/ruby1.6-dev_1.6.8-12sarge3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libtk-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libgdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libreadline-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libpty-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.6/libsdbm-ruby1.6_1.6.8-12sarge3_sparc.deb

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