Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1412-1 ruby1.9 -- programming error

Date Reported:
24 Nov 2007
Affected Packages:
ruby1.9
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2007-5162, CVE-2007-5770.
More information:

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ruby, an object-oriented scripting language. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

  • CVE-2007-5162

    It was discovered that the Ruby HTTP(S) module performs insufficient validation of SSL certificates, which may lead to man-in-the-middle attacks.

  • CVE-2007-5770

    It was discovered that the Ruby modules for FTP, Telnet, IMAP, POP and SMTP perform insufficient validation of SSL certificates, which may lead to man-in-the-middle attacks.

The old stable distribution (sarge) doesn't contain ruby1.9 packages.

For the stable distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in version 1.9.0+20060609-1etch1. Updated packages for hppa and sparc will be provided later.

We recommend that you upgrade your ruby1.9 packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (stable)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609.orig.tar.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1.diff.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/rdoc1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ri1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9-elisp_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/irb1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9-examples_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libopenssl-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9-dev_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libgdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libtcltk-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libreadline-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9-dbg_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libtcltk-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9-dev_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libgdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libopenssl-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libreadline-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9-dbg_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libgdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9-dbg_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libopenssl-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9-dev_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libtcltk-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libreadline-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_arm.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9-dev_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libgdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9-dbg_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libtcltk-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libreadline-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libopenssl-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9-dbg_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libreadline-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9-dev_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libtcltk-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libgdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libopenssl-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_ia64.deb
Big-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libreadline-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libgdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libopenssl-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9-dbg_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libtcltk-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9-dev_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mips.deb
Little-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libtcltk-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libreadline-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9-dev_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9-dbg_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libopenssl-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libgdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9-dev_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libreadline-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libtcltk-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9-dbg_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libgdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libopenssl-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9-dev_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libgdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libtcltk-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libdbm-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9-dbg_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libopenssl-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.9/libreadline-ruby1.9_1.9.0+20060609-1etch1_s390.deb

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