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CVE-2008-3656

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Published: Aug 13, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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7.8
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.9
Source: NVD

Description

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the WEBrick::HTTPUtils.split_header_value function in WEBrick::HTTP::DefaultFileHandler in WEBrick in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p286, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p71, and 1.9 through r18423 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted HTTP request that is processed by a backtracking regular expression.

Affected (43)

Products: Ruby Lang: Ruby
1 product
Ruby
Configuration A
43 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ruby Lang
Up to 1.8.5
Version 1.6.8
Version 1.8.0
Version 1.8.1
Version 1.8.1 -9
Version 1.8.2
Version 1.8.2 preview2
Version 1.8.2 preview3
Version 1.8.2 preview4
Version 1.8.3
Version 1.8.3 preview1
Version 1.8.3 preview2
Version 1.8.3 preview3
Version 1.8.4
Version 1.8.4 preview1
Version 1.8.4 preview2
Version 1.8.4 preview3
Version 1.8.5 p113
Version 1.8.5 p115
Version 1.8.5 p11
Version 1.8.5 p12
Version 1.8.5 p2
Version 1.8.5 p35
Version 1.8.5 preview1
Version 1.8.5 preview2
Version 1.8.5 preview3
Version 1.8.5 preview4
Version 1.8.5 preview5
Version 1.8.6
Version 1.8.6 p110
Version 1.8.6 p114
Version 1.8.6 preview1
Version 1.8.6 preview2
Version 1.8.6 preview3
Version 1.8.7
Version 1.8.7 p17
Version 1.8.7 p22
Version 1.8.7 p71
Version 1.8.7 preview1
Version 1.8.7 preview2
Version 1.8.7 preview3
Version 1.8.7 preview4
Version 1.9.0

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References (60)

Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
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