National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3655
Original release date:08/13/2008
Last revised:02/10/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p286, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p71, and 1.9 through r18423 does not properly restrict access to critical variables and methods at various safe levels, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via (1) untrace_var, (2) $PROGRAM_NAME, and (3) syslog at safe level 4, and (4) insecure methods at safe levels 1 through 3.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
4.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification
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External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-8736
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-8738
External Source: XF
Name: ruby-safelevel-security-bypass(44369)
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-651-1
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1020656
External Source: BID
Name: 30644
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20080831 rPSA-2008-0264-1 ruby
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ruby/
External Source: FRSIRT
Name: ADV-2008-2334
Type: Advisory
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1652
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1651
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0264
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200812-17
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33178
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32256
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32255
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32219
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32165
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31697
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31430
Type: Advisory
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494401