Package: ruby1.8
Version: FILLINAFFECTEDVERSION
Severity: FILLINSEVERITY
Tags: security

Hi,
the following CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id was
published for ruby1.8.

CVE-2009-0642[0]:
| ext/openssl/ossl_ocsp.c in Ruby 1.8 and 1.9 does not properly check
| the return value from the OCSP_basic_verify function, which might
| allow remote attackers to successfully present an invalid X.509
| certificate, possibly involving a revoked certificate.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0642
    http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/CVE-2009-0642

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