The CGI module in Ruby 1.6 before 1.6.8, and 1.8 before 1.8.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a certain HTTP request.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby | Yukihiro_matsumoto | 1.6 (including) | 1.6 (including) |
| Ruby | Yukihiro_matsumoto | 1.6.7 (including) | 1.6.7 (including) |
| Ruby | Yukihiro_matsumoto | 1.8 (including) | 1.8 (including) |
| Ruby | Yukihiro_matsumoto | 1.8.1 (including) | 1.8.1 (including) |
| Ruby | Yukihiro_matsumoto | 1.8.2_pre1 (including) | 1.8.2_pre1 (including) |
| Ruby | Yukihiro_matsumoto | 1.8.2_pre2 (including) | 1.8.2_pre2 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RedHat | ruby-0:1.6.8-9.EL3.3 | * |
| Ruby1.6 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Ruby1.8 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Ruby1.8 | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Ruby1.8 | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Ruby1.8 | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-586
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:128
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-635.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11618
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17985
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10268
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/20-1/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-586
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:128
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-635.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11618
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17985
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10268
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/20-1/