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Title : Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Ruby Security Bypass and DoS Issues
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2785
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2376 - CVE-2008-3443 - CVE-2008-3655 - CVE-2008-3656 - CVE-2008-3657 - CVE-2008-3790 - CVE-2008-3905
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-10-13

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Ubuntu, which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security restrictions, cause a denial of service or spoof certain data. These issues are caused by errors in Ruby. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1992 - VUPEN/ADV-2008-2334

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2008-10-13 : Initial release

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