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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-11.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..aadf572e --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200605-11"> + <title>Ruby: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis> + Ruby WEBrick and XMLRPC servers are vulnerable to Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">ruby</product> + <announced>May 10, 2006</announced> + <revised>May 10, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>130657</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-lang/ruby" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.8.4-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.8.4-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for quick and easy + object-oriented programming. It comes bundled with HTTP ("WEBrick") and + XMLRPC server objects. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Ruby uses blocking sockets for WEBrick and XMLRPC servers. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could send large amounts of data to an affected server + to block the socket and thus deny other connections to the server. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Ruby users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/ruby-1.8.4-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1931">CVE-2006-1931</uri> + <uri link="http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/20051224.html">Ruby release announcement</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 08 May 2006 06:23:42 +0000"> + frilled + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 08 May 2006 13:21:34 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |