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Ruby CGI Session Management Insecure File Creation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12290
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Release Date:
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2004-08-16
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Last Update:
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2006-12-12
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Popularity:
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10,534 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Ruby 1.8.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-0755
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Description:
Andres Salomon has reported a vulnerability in Ruby, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of sensitive information.
The vulnerability is caused due to the CGI session management creating certain files containing session information with insecure permissions in the "/tmp" folder.
Solution:
Update to version 1.8.2 or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Andres Salomon
Changelog:
2006-12-12: Updated "Solution" section.
Original Advisory:
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-537
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