Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.6/1.8 CGI::Session privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.6/1.8. The affected element is an unknown function of the component CGI::Session. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2004-0755. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.6/1.8 (Programming Language Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component CGI::Session. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The FileStore capability in CGI::Session for Ruby before 1.8.1, and possibly PStore, creates files with insecure permissions, which can allow local users to steal session information and hijack sessions.

The bug was discovered 08/16/2004. The weakness was shared 10/20/2004 (Website). The advisory is available at debian.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0755 since 07/28/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15374 (Debian DSA-537-1 : ruby - insecure file permissions), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16996), Tenable (15374), SecurityFocus (BID 10946†), OSVDB (8845†) and Secunia (SA12290†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 15374
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-537-1 : ruby - insecure file permissions
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OpenVAS ID: 53227
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 537-1 (ruby)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby 1.8.1

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07/28/2004 🔍
08/16/2004 +19 days 🔍
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09/29/2004 +44 days 🔍
10/20/2004 +21 days 🔍
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06/19/2005 +242 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3586 days 🔍
06/05/2019 +1512 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0755 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0755
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22314

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X-Force: 16996
SecurityFocus: 10946 - Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby CGI Session Management Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability
Secunia: 12290 - Ruby CGI Session Management Insecure File Creation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 8845 - RHSA-2004-441-18 - Updated ruby package fixes security flaw
Vulnerability Center: 8387 - Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby Allows Obtaining Sensitive Information via FileStore and Pstore Scripts, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:21
Updated: 06/05/2019 00:30
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:21 (75), 06/05/2019 00:30 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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