[ GLSA 200507-10 ] Ruby: Arbitrary command execution through XML-RPC

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200507-10
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  Severity: High
     Title: Ruby: Arbitrary command execution through XML-RPC
      Date: July 11, 2005
      Bugs: #96784
        ID: 200507-10

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in XMLRPC.iPIMethods allows remote attackers to execute
arbitrary commands.

Background
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Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for quick and easy
object-oriented programming. XML-RPC is a remote procedure call
protocol encoded in XML.

Affected packages
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     Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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  1 dev-lang/ruby < 1.8.2-r2 >= 1.8.2-r2

Description
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Nobuhiro IMAI reported that an invalid default value in "utils.rb"
causes the security protections of the XML-RPC server to fail.

Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary
commands.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Ruby users should upgrade to the latest available version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/ruby-1.8.2-r2"

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2005-1992
        http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1992
  [ 2 ] Ruby Security Announcement
        http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/20050701.html

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-10.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security_at_gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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