<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="201404-04"> <title>Crack: Arbitrary code execution</title> <synopsis>A vulnerability in Crack might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">crack</product> <announced>2014-04-07</announced> <revised count="1">2014-04-07</revised> <bug>460164</bug> <access>remote</access> <affected> <package name="dev-ruby/crack" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">0.3.2</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">0.3.2</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p>Crack is a really simple JSON and XML parsing Ruby gem, ripped from Merb and Rails. </p> </background> <description> <p>An XML parameter parsing vulnerability has been discovered in Crack. </p> </description> <impact type="high"> <p>A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or bypass security restrictions. </p> </impact> <workaround> <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> </workaround> <resolution> <p>All Crack users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/crack-0.3.2" </code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1800">CVE-2013-1800</uri> </references> <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2013-03-17T18:59:21Z">ackle</metadata> <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2014-04-07T20:37:34Z">ackle</metadata> </glsa>