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TITLE:
Ruby XMLRPC Server Arbitrary Command Execution

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA15767

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Ruby 1.8.x
http://secunia.com/product/3787/

DESCRIPTION:
Nobuhiro IMAI has reported a vulnerability in Ruby, which potentially
can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the XMLRPC
module, which may be exploited to execute arbitrary commands on a
vulnerable XMLRPC server.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.8.2. Prior versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
The vulnerability has been fixed in the CVS repository.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Nobuhiro IMAI

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