Ruby up to 1.9.0 Safe Level input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Ruby up to 1.9.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Safe Level. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The dl module in 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 check "taintness" of inputs, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe levels and execute dangerous functions by accessing a library using DL.dlopen.

The bug was discovered 08/08/2008. The weakness was shared 08/12/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3657 since 08/12/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34502 (CentOS 4 / 5 : ruby (CESA-2008:0897)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165649 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update dhcp-client (SUSE-SA:2009:037)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46108), Tenable (34502), SecurityFocus (BID 30644†), OSVDB (47472†) and Secunia (SA31430†).

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 34502
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : ruby (CESA-2008:0897)
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OpenVAS ID: 61773
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1651-1 (ruby1.8)
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Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3657 (🔍)
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X-Force: 46108
SecurityFocus: 30644 - Ruby Multiple Security Bypass and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31430
OSVDB: 47472 - CVE-2008-3657 - Ruby - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020652
Vulnerability Center: 19679 - Ruby dl Module Allows Bypassing of Safe Levels, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2334

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/18/2019 09:06
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (79), 08/18/2019 09:06 (13)
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