Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby XMLRPC Server Unspecified Command Execution Vulnerability

BID:14016

Info

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby XMLRPC Server Unspecified Command Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14016
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2005-1992
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 21 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:27AM
Credit: These issues were reported in Fedora advisories.
Vulnerable: Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.2
+ Red Hat Fedora Core4
 + Red Hat Fedora Core3
 Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8
+ Red Hat Fedora Core3
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
 Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
+ Linux kernel 2.4.21
+ Linux kernel 2.4.19
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Standard Server 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux School Server for i386
S.u.S.E. SUSE LINUX Retail Solution 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.0
S.u.S.E. Open-Enterprise-Server 9.0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 8.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Desktop 1.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Desktop 4.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Debian Linux 3.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby XMLRPC Server Unspecified Command Execution Vulnerability

Ruby is affected by an unspecified command-execution vulnerability. Reportedly, this issue affects the XMLRPC server.

An attacker may exploit this issue to gain unauthorized access to an affected computer.

Ruby 1.8.2 is known to be vulnerable; other versions may be affected as well.

Exploit / POC

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby XMLRPC Server Unspecified Command Execution Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby XMLRPC Server Unspecified Command Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Please see the referenced advisories for more information.


Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.2

Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0

References

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby XMLRPC Server Unspecified Command Execution Vulnerability

References:

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