Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades.
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-586
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/d656296b-33ff-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82.html
Insight
The following packages are affected:
ruby
ruby_r
ruby-1.7.0
CVE-2004-0983
The CGI module in Ruby 1.6 before 1.6.8, and 1.8 before 1.8.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a certain HTTP request.
Severity
Classification
-
CVE CVE-2004-0983 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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