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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2011.0639
rails security update
15 June 2011
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: rails
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 6
Debian GNU/Linux 5
Impact/Access: Provide Misleading Information -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2009-4214 CVE-2009-3086
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2259
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2260-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer
June 14, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : rails
Vulnerability : several
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2009-3086 CVE-2009-4214
Debian Bug : 545063 558685
Two vulnerabilities were discovered in Ruby on Rails, a web
application framework. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2009-3086
The cookie store may be vulnerability to a timing attack,
potentially allowing remote attackers to forge message
digests.
CVE-2009-4214
A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the strip_tags
function allows remote user-assisted attackers to inject
arbitrary web script.
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed
in version 2.1.0-7+lenny0.2.
For the other distributions, these problems have been fixed in version
2.2.3-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your rails packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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