# # Provides some sanity checks against the ruby build and version # # Check for the broken pack/unpack in OS X 10.4.x if ([1].pack('n') == "\x01\x00") puts "*** This ruby build has a broken pack/unpack implementation! " if (RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /darwin/) puts " Apple shipped a broken version of ruby with the 10.4.x " puts " release. Please install ruby from source, or use one of " puts " the free package managers to obtain a working ruby build." end exit(0) end # Check for ruby 1.8.2 as the minimal supported version if (RUBY_VERSION =~ /^1\.[0-7]\./ or RUBY_VERSION =~ /^1\.8\.[0-1]$/) puts "*** This version of ruby is not supported, please upgrade to 1.8.2+" exit(0) end # Check for ruby 1.9.0 and throw a big nasty warning if (RUBY_VERSION =~ /^1\.9\./) puts "*** Ruby 1.9.x is not currently supported, you may experience significant" puts " issues trying to use this version with the Metasploit Framework" end # # Check for the ugly 1.8.7 short-named constants bug # class ConstBugTestA Const = 'A' def test Const == 'A' end end ConstBugTestC = ConstBugTestA.dup class ConstBugTestB < ConstBugTestC Const = 'B' end def ruby_187_const_bug bugged = false begin ConstBugTestA.new.test() ConstBugTestB.new.test() rescue ::NameError bugged = true end bugged end if(ruby_187_const_bug()) $stderr.puts "" $stderr.puts "***********************************************************************" $stderr.puts "*** *" $stderr.puts "*** This version of the Ruby interpreter contains a serious bug *" $stderr.puts "*** related to short-named constants, we strongly recommend that you *" $stderr.puts "*** switch to a fixed version. Unfortunately, some Linux distros have *" $stderr.puts "*** backported the buggy patch into 1.8.6, so you may need to contact *" $stderr.puts "*** your vendor and ask them to review the URL below. *" $stderr.puts "*** *" $stderr.puts "*** Alternatively, you can download, build, and install the latest *" $stderr.puts "*** stable snapshot of Ruby from the following URL: *" $stderr.puts "*** - http://www.ruby-lang.org/ *" $stderr.puts "*** *" $stderr.puts "*** For more information, please see the following URL: *" $stderr.puts "*** - https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282302 *" $stderr.puts "*** *" $stderr.puts "***********************************************************************" $stderr.puts "" end