Description
The XMLRPC server in utils.rb for the ruby library (libruby) 1.8 sets an invalid default value that prevents "security protection" using handlers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Affected products
- yukihiro_matsumoto / ruby1.8 – 1.8
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-748
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=315064
- MISChttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/684913
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-543.html
- MISChttp://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtml
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14016
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10819
- MISChttp://www2.ruby-lang.org/en/20050701.html
- MISChttp://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-core/5237
- MISChttp://www.auscert.org.au/5509
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/16920/