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.
| 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 | * |