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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby | Yukihiro_matsumoto | 1.6 (including) | 1.6 (including) |
| Ruby | Yukihiro_matsumoto | 1.8 (including) | 1.8 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RedHat | ruby-0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 | * |
| Ruby1.6 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Ruby1.8 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Ruby1.8 | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Ruby1.8 | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Ruby1.8 | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12290/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-537
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-08.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:128
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16996
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11128
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12290/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-537
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-08.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:128
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16996
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11128