| Name | CVE-2008-3655 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1651-1, DSA-1652-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 494401, 494402 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ruby1.8 | source | etch | 1.8.5-4etch3 | DSA-1651-1 | ||
| ruby1.8 | source | (unstable) | 1.8.7.72-1 | 494401 | ||
| ruby1.9 | source | etch | 1.9.0+20060609-1etch3 | DSA-1652-1 | ||
| ruby1.9 | source | (unstable) | 1.9.0.2-6 | 494402 |
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ruby/