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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201405-14

Posted on 19 May 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201405-14
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Severity: Normal
Title: Ruby OpenID: Denial of Service
Date: May 17, 2014
Bugs: #460156
ID: 201405-14

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in Ruby OpenID may lead to Denial of Service.

Background
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Ruby OpenID is a robust library for verifying and serving OpenID
identities.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-ruby/ruby-openid < 2.2.2 >= 2.2.2

Description
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An XML entity parsing error has been discovered in Ruby OpenID.

Impact
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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted XML file, possibly
resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Ruby OpenID users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/ruby-openid-2.2.2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-1812
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1812

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-14.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

 

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