CVE - CVE-2006-5467

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-5467	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:1017194 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1017194 MISC:20061101-01-P URL:ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P MISC:20777 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20777 MISC:22615 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/22615 MISC:22624 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/22624 MISC:22761 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/22761 MISC:22929 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/22929 MISC:22932 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/22932 MISC:23040 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/23040 MISC:23344 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/23344 MISC:25402 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/25402 MISC:ADV-2006-4244 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4244~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2006-4245 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4245~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2007-1939 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:APPLE-SA-2007-05-24 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html MISC:DSA-1234 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1234 MISC:DSA-1235 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1235 MISC:GLSA-200611-12 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-12.xml MISC:MDKSA-2006:192 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:192~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:OpenPKG-SA-2006.030 URL:http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.030-ruby.html MISC:RHSA-2006:0729 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0729.html MISC:SUSE-SR:2006:026 URL:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html MISC:USN-371-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-371-1 MISC:[mongrel-users] 20061025 [SEC] Mongrel Temporary Fix For cgi.rb 99% CPU DoS Attack URL:http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2006-October/001946.html MISC:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530 URL:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10185 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10185
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20061023	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20061023)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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