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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA1235] DSA-1235-1 ruby1.8 Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary DSA-1235-1 ruby1.8
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
A denial of service vulnerability has been discovered in the CGI library
included with Ruby, the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy
object-oriented programming.
For the stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version
1.8.2-7sarge5.
We recommend that you upgrade your ruby1.8 package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1235
Threat Level: High
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