Ruby MIME Parsing Bug in cgi.rb Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017363 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1017363
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-6303
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Dec 11 2006
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 1.8.5 and prior versions
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Ruby. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request for an application that uses the 'cgi.rb' CGI library to cause the target application to enter an infinite loop and consume excessive CPU resources.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fixed version (1.8.5-p2), available at:
http://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/1.8/ruby-1.8.5-p2.tar.gz
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2006/12/04/another-dos-vulnerability-in-cgi-library/
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Vendor URL: www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2006/12/04/another-dos-vulnerability-in-cgi-library/ (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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