Executive Summary
This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Updated ruby-gnome2 packages fix arbitrary code execution vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | MDVSA-2008:033 | First vendor Publication | 2008-02-01 |
| Vendor | Mandriva | Last vendor Modification | 2008-02-01 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.8 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A format string vulnerability in Ruby-GNOME 2 0.16.0, and SVN versions before 20071127, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the message parameter. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:033 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-134 | Uncontrolled Format String (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18425 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18425 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1431-1 ruby-gnome2 - format string | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that ruby-gnome2, the GNOME-related bindings for the Ruby language, didn't properly sanitise input prior to constructing dialogs. This could allow the execution of arbitrary code if untrusted input is displayed within a dialog. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1431-1 CVE-2007-6183 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | ruby-gnome2 |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for ruby-gnome2 MDVSA-2008:033 (ruby-gnome2) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_033.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2007-4216 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_4216_ruby-gnome2_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2007-4229 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_4229_ruby-gnome2_fc7.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2008-3249 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_3249_ruby-gnome2_fc7.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2008-3283 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_3283_ruby-gnome2_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2008-6127 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_6127_ruby-gnome2_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2008-6491 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_6491_ruby-gnome2_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2008-8399 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_8399_ruby-gnome2_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2008-9667 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_ruby-gnome2_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-02-16 | Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2008-1435 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_1435_ruby-gnome2_fc7.nasl |
| 2009-02-16 | Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2008-1535 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_1535_ruby-gnome2_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-02-16 | Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2008-2662 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_2662_ruby-gnome2_fc7.nasl |
| 2009-02-16 | Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2008-2682 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_2682_ruby-gnome2_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-02-13 | Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2008-11551 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11551_ruby-gnome2_fc8.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200712-09 (ruby-gtk2) File : nvt/glsa_200712_09.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1431-1 (ruby-gnome2) File : nvt/deb_1431_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 40774 | Ruby-GNOME2 gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c Gtk::MessageDialog.new() Function Fo... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-033.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-12-12 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1431.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-12-11 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2007-4216.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-12-11 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2007-4229.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-12-11 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200712-09.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:39:11 |
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