CVE-2006-6303

Published: Dec 6, 2006Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The read_multipart function in cgi.rb in Ruby before 1.8.5-p2 does not properly detect boundaries in MIME multipart content, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted HTTP requests, a different issue than CVE-2006-5467.

Affected (8)

Products: Yukihiro Matsumoto: Ruby

Yukihiro Matsumoto

1 product

Configuration A

8 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby	Version 1.8.1
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby	Version 1.8.2
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby	Version 1.8.2_pre1
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby	Version 1.8.2_pre2
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby	Version 1.8.3
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby	Version 1.8.4
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby	Version 1.8.5
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby	Version 1.8

Related CWEs

References (48)

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157048

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=218287

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2384798830/index.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/23165

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/23268

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/23454

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/25402

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27576

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31090

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-21.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017363

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:225

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0961.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ruby/lib/cgi.rb.diff?f=h&only_with_tag=MAIN&r1=text&tr1=1.92&r2=text&tr2=1.91

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2006/12/04/another-dos-vulnerability-in-cgi-library/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21441

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-394-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4855

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30734

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10529

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157048

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=218287

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2384798830/index.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/23165

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/23268

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/23454

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/25402

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/27576

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/31090

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-21.xml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017363

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:225

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0961.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ruby/lib/cgi.rb.diff?f=h&only_with_tag=MAIN&r1=text&tr1=1.92&r2=text&tr2=1.91

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2006/12/04/another-dos-vulnerability-in-cgi-library/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21441

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-394-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4855

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30734

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10529

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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