• [SECURITY] [DSA 2738-1] ruby1.9.1 security update

    From Thijs Kinkhorst@1:229/2 to All on Sun Aug 18 19:10:03 2013
    From: [email protected]

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    - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2738-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Thijs Kinkhorst August 18, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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    Package : ruby1.9.1
    Vulnerability : several
    Problem type : remote
    Debian-specific: no
    CVE ID : CVE-2013-1821 CVE-2013-4073
    Debian Bug : 702525 714543

    Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the interpreter for
    the Ruby language, which may lead to denial of service and other
    security problems. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
    identifies the following problems:

    CVE-2013-1821

    Ben Murphy discovered that unrestricted entity expansion in REXML
    can lead to a Denial of Service by consuming all host memory.

    CVE-2013-4073

    William (B.J.) Snow Orvis discovered a vulnerability in the hostname
    checking in Ruby's SSL client that could allow man-in-the-middle
    attackers to spoof SSL servers via valid certificate issued by a
    trusted certification authority.

    For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 1.9.2.0-2+deb6u1.

    For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in
    version 1.9.3.194-8.1+deb7u1.

    For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
    version 1.9.3.194-8.2.

    We recommend that you upgrade your ruby1.9.1 packages.

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
    these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
    found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: [email protected]
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