Security
Security
Ruby on Rails has some weaknesses potentially allowing a Denial of Service and maybe the remote execution of arbitrary Ruby scripts.
| Package | dev-ruby/rails on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.1.6 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.1.6 |
Ruby on Rails is an open-source web framework.
The Ruby on Rails developers have corrected some weaknesses in action_controller/, relative to the handling of the user input and the LOAD_PATH variable. A remote attacker could inject arbitrary entries into the LOAD_PATH variable and alter the main Ruby on Rails process. The security hole has only been partly solved in version 1.1.5. Version 1.1.6 now fully corrects it.
A remote attacker that would exploit these weaknesses might cause a Denial of Service of the web framework and maybe inject arbitrary Ruby scripts.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Ruby on Rails users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/rails-1.1.6"
Release date
August 14, 2006
Latest revision
December 13, 2006: 02
Severity
high
Exploitable
remote
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