CVE-2006-5467 | BDVDB-2026-20002 Detail
Description#
The cgi.rb CGI library for Ruby 1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an HTTP request with a multipart MIME body that contains an invalid boundary specifier, as demonstrated using a specifier that begins with a "-" instead of "--" and contains an inconsistent ID.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-12.xml
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22932
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23344
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22615
- http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.030-ruby.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10185
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22761
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23040
- http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2006-October/001946.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20777
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- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:192
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017194
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1235
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-371-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4244
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0729.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1234
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4245
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22624
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.