Ruby Infinite Loop Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1012120 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1012120
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CVE Reference:
CAN-2004-0983
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Nov 8 2004
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A denial of service vulnerability was reported in Ruby. A remote user can cause the target process to enter an infinite loop.
Debian reported that a remote user can submit specially crafted requests to cause the target Ruby process to enter an infinitie loop and consume excessive CPU resources.
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Impact:
A user can cause Ruby to enter an infinite loop.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix, available at:
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/20020102.html
[Editor's note: It is not clear which version contains the fix.]
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Vendor URL: www.ruby-lang.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
State error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 06:53:50 -0500
Subject: [none]
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CVE: CAN-2004-0983
Debian reported a vulnerability in Ruby. A remote user can submit specially crafted
requests to cause the target Ruby process to enter an infinitie loop and consume
excessive CPU resources.
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