Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-0755 - Unspecified vulnerability in Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.6/1.8

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:128. 
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(15650);
  script_version ("1.17");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:47");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0755", "CVE-2004-0983");
  script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2004:128");

  script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : ruby (MDKSA-2004:128)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Andres Salomon noticed a problem with the CGI session management in
Ruby. The CGI:Session's FileStore implementations store session
information in an insecure manner by just creating files and ignoring
permission issues (CVE-2004-0755).

The ruby developers have corrected a problem in the ruby CGI module
that can be triggered remotely and cause an inifinite loop on the
server (CVE-2004-0983).

The updated packages are patched to prevent these problems."
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ruby");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ruby-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ruby-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ruby-tk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/11/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/11/09");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", reference:"ruby-1.8.1-1.2.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", reference:"ruby-devel-1.8.1-1.2.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", reference:"ruby-doc-1.8.1-1.2.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", reference:"ruby-tk-1.8.1-1.2.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"ruby-1.8.1-4.2.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"ruby-devel-1.8.1-4.2.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"ruby-doc-1.8.1-4.2.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"ruby-tk-1.8.1-4.2.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.2", reference:"ruby-1.8.0-4.2.92mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.2", reference:"ruby-devel-1.8.0-4.2.92mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.2", reference:"ruby-doc-1.8.0-4.2.92mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.2", reference:"ruby-tk-1.8.0-4.2.92mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2004:441. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(15412);
  script_version ("1.26");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:10");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0755");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2004:441");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 2.1 / 3 : ruby (RHSA-2004:441)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"An updated ruby package that fixes insecure file permissions for CGI
session files is now available.

Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for object-oriented
programming.

Andres Salomon reported an insecure file permissions flaw in the CGI
session management of Ruby. FileStore created world readable files
that could allow a malicious local user the ability to read CGI
session data. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
(cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-0755 to this issue.

Users are advised to upgrade to this erratum package, which contains a
backported patch to CGI::Session FileStore."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-0755"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004:441"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:irb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-docs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-mode");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-tcltk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/10/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/09/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/10/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^(2\.1|3)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 2.1 / 3.x", "Red Hat " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);

yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
{
  rhsa = "RHSA-2004:441";
  yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
  if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_NOTE,
      extra      : yum_report 
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
    audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
  }
}
else
{
  flag = 0;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL2.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"irb-1.6.4-2.AS21.0")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL2.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"ruby-1.6.4-2.AS21.0")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL2.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"ruby-devel-1.6.4-2.AS21.0")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL2.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"ruby-docs-1.6.4-2.AS21.0")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL2.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"ruby-libs-1.6.4-2.AS21.0")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL2.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"ruby-tcltk-1.6.4-2.AS21.0")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL3", reference:"ruby-1.6.8-9.EL3.2")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL3", reference:"ruby-devel-1.6.8-9.EL3.2")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL3", reference:"ruby-libs-1.6.8-9.EL3.2")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL3", reference:"ruby-mode-1.6.8-9.EL3.2")) flag++;

  if (flag)
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_NOTE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat()
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    tested = pkg_tests_get();
    if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
    else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "irb / ruby / ruby-devel / ruby-docs / ruby-libs / ruby-mode / etc");
  }
}

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-537. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(15374);
  script_version("1.22");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:18");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0755");
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"537");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-537-1 : ruby - insecure file permissions");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Andres Salomon noticed a problem in the CGI session management of
Ruby, an object-oriented scripting language. CGI::Session's FileStore
(and presumably PStore, but not in Debian woody) implementations store
session information insecurely. They simply create files, ignoring
permission issues. This can lead an attacker who has also shell access
to the webserver to take over a session."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=260779"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-537"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Upgrade the libruby package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.6.7-3woody3.

For the unstable and testing distributions (sid and sarge) this
problem has been fixed in version 1.8.1+1.8.2pre1-4."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/08/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/09/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/08/16");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"irb", reference:"1.6.7-3woody3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"libcurses-ruby", reference:"1.6.7-3woody3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"libdbm-ruby", reference:"1.6.7-3woody3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"libgdbm-ruby", reference:"1.6.7-3woody3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"libnkf-ruby", reference:"1.6.7-3woody3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"libpty-ruby", reference:"1.6.7-3woody3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"libreadline-ruby", reference:"1.6.7-3woody3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"libruby", reference:"1.6.7-3woody3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"libsdbm-ruby", reference:"1.6.7-3woody3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"libsyslog-ruby", reference:"1.6.7-3woody3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"libtcltk-ruby", reference:"1.6.7-3woody3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"libtk-ruby", reference:"1.6.7-3woody3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"ruby", reference:"1.6.7-3woody3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"ruby-dev", reference:"1.6.7-3woody3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"ruby-elisp", reference:"1.6.7-3woody3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"ruby-examples", reference:"1.6.7-3woody3")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_note(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
  else security_note(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2004-264.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(15474);
  script_version ("1.14");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:23");

  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2004-264");

  script_name(english:"Fedora Core 2 : ruby-1.8.1-6 (2004-264)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"  - Thu Aug 19 2004 Akira TAGOH <tagoh at redhat.com>
    1.8.1-6

  - security fix [CVE-2004-0755]

    - ruby-1.8.1-cgi_session_perms.patch: sets the
      permission of the session data file to 0600. (#130063)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2004-October/000334.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f97b0891"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:irb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:ruby");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:ruby-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:ruby-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:ruby-docs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:ruby-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:ruby-mode");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:ruby-tcltk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:2");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/10/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/10/15");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^2([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 2.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC2", reference:"irb-1.8.1-6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC2", reference:"ruby-1.8.1-6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC2", reference:"ruby-debuginfo-1.8.1-6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC2", reference:"ruby-devel-1.8.1-6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC2", reference:"ruby-docs-1.8.1-6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC2", reference:"ruby-libs-1.8.1-6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC2", reference:"ruby-mode-1.8.1-6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC2", reference:"ruby-tcltk-1.8.1-6")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "irb / ruby / ruby-debuginfo / ruby-devel / ruby-docs / ruby-libs / etc");
}