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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200409-08] Ruby: CGI::Session creates files insecurely Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200409-08] Ruby: CGI::Session creates files insecurely |
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Ruby: CGI::Session creates files insecurely Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200409-08 (Ruby: CGI::Session creates files insecurely) The CGI::Session::FileStore implementation (and presumably CGI::Session::PStore), which permit data associated with a particular Session instance to be written to a file, writes to a file in /tmp with no regard for secure permissions. As a result, the file is left with whatever the default umask permissions are, which commonly would permit other local users to read the data from that session file. Impact Depending on the default umask, any data stored using these methods could be read by other users on the system. Workaround By changing the default umask on the system to not permit read access to other users (e.g. 0700), one can prevent these files from being readable by other users. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0755 Solution: All Ruby users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=dev-lang/ruby-your_version" # emerge ">=dev-lang/ruby-your_version" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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