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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-2662
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CVE-2008-2662

Description:
Multiple integer overflows in the rb_str_buf_append function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22, and 1.9.0 before 1.9.0-2 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unknown vectors that trigger memory corruption, a different issue than CVE-2008-2663, CVE-2008-2664, and CVE-2008-2725. NOTE: as of 20080624, there has been inconsistent usage of multiple CVE identifiers related to Ruby. This CVE description should be regarded as authoritative, although it is likely to change.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/43345

UBUNTU
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-621-1

SUSE
  http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html

ST
  1020347

SLACKWARE
  http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.429562

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA31256
  Secunia Advisory: SA31062
  Secunia Advisory: SA30831
  Secunia Advisory: SA30802
  Secunia Advisory: SA31181
  Secunia Advisory: SA31687
  Secunia Advisory: SA30867
  Secunia Advisory: SA30875
  Secunia Advisory: SA30894
  Secunia Advisory: SA33178

REDHAT
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0561.html

OVAL
  http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11601

MISC
  http://www.rubyinside.com/june-2008-ruby-security-vulnerabilities-927.html
  http://www.zedshaw.com/rants/the_big_ruby_vulnerabilities.html
  http://www.matasano.com/log/1070/updates-on-drew-yaos-terrible-ruby-vulnerabilities/
  http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/157034
  http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/6/21/multiple-ruby-security-vulnerabilities
  http://blog.phusion.nl/2008/06/23/ruby-186-p230187-broke-your-app-ruby-enterprise-edition-to-the-rescue/

MANDRIVA
  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:140
  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:141
  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:142

GENTOO
  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml

FEDORA

DEBIAN
  http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1618
  http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1612

CONFIRM
  http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/06/20/arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerabilities/
  http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0206
  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163

BUGTRAQ
  http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/493688/100/0/threaded

BID
  29903

APPLE
  http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html


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