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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200711-17.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200711-17.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a1ec82798000 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200711-17.xml @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200711-17"> + <title>Ruby on Rails: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Several vulnerabilities were found in Ruby on Rails allowing for file + disclosure and theft of user credentials. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">rails</product> + <announced>2007-11-14</announced> + <revised count="01">2007-11-14</revised> + <bug>195315</bug> + <bug>182223</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-ruby/rails" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.2.5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.2.5</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Ruby on Rails is a free web framework used to develop database-driven + web applications. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + candlerb found that ActiveResource, when processing responses using the + Hash.from_xml() function, does not properly sanitize filenames + (CVE-2007-5380). The session management functionality allowed the + "session_id" to be set in the URL (CVE-2007-5380). BCC discovered that + the to_json() function does not properly sanitize input before + returning it to the user (CVE-2007-3227). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Unauthenticated remote attackers could exploit these vulnerabilities to + determine the existence of files or to read the contents of arbitrary + XML files; conduct session fixation attacks and gain unauthorized + access; and to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's + browser session in context of an affected site by enticing a user to + browse a specially crafted URL. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Ruby on Rails users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/rails-1.2.5"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3227">CVE-2007-3227</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5379">CVE-2007-5379</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5380">CVE-2007-5380</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-11-07T08:24:34Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-11-07T20:49:09Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-11-09T19:31:01Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |