Debian Security Advisory
DSA-586-1 ruby -- infinite loop
- Date Reported:
- 08 Nov 2004
- Affected Packages:
- ruby
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2004-0983.
- More information:
-
The upstream developers of Ruby have corrected a problem in the CGI module for this language. Specially crafted requests could cause an infinite loop and thus cause the program to eat up cpu cycles.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.7-3woody4.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.8-12 of ruby1.6 and in version 1.8.1+1.8.2pre2-4 of ruby1.8.
We recommend that you upgrade your ruby packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby_1.6.7-3woody4.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby_1.6.7-3woody4.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby_1.6.7.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby_1.6.7-3woody4.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/irb_1.6.7-3woody4_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby-elisp_1.6.7-3woody4_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby-examples_1.6.7-3woody4_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby-elisp_1.6.7-3woody4_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libcurses-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libgdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libnkf-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libpty-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libreadline-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libruby_1.6.7-3woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsyslog-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtcltk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby-dev_1.6.7-3woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libcurses-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libgdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libnkf-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libpty-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libreadline-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libruby_1.6.7-3woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsyslog-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtcltk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby-dev_1.6.7-3woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libcurses-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libgdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libnkf-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libpty-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libreadline-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libruby_1.6.7-3woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsyslog-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtcltk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby-dev_1.6.7-3woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libcurses-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libgdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libnkf-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libpty-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libreadline-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libruby_1.6.7-3woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsyslog-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtcltk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby-dev_1.6.7-3woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libcurses-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libgdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libnkf-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libpty-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libreadline-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libruby_1.6.7-3woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsyslog-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtcltk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby-dev_1.6.7-3woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libcurses-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libgdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libnkf-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libpty-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libreadline-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libruby_1.6.7-3woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsyslog-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtcltk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby-dev_1.6.7-3woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libcurses-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libgdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libnkf-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libpty-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libreadline-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsyslog-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtcltk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby-dev_1.6.7-3woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libcurses-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libgdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libnkf-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libpty-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libreadline-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsyslog-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtcltk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby-dev_1.6.7-3woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libcurses-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libgdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libnkf-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libpty-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libreadline-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libruby_1.6.7-3woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsyslog-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtcltk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby-dev_1.6.7-3woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libcurses-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libgdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libnkf-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libpty-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libreadline-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libruby_1.6.7-3woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsyslog-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtcltk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby-dev_1.6.7-3woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libcurses-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libgdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libnkf-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libpty-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libreadline-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libruby_1.6.7-3woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libsyslog-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtcltk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libtk-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/ruby-dev_1.6.7-3woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby/libdbm-ruby_1.6.7-3woody4_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.