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CVE-2006-5467

Published: Oct 27, 2006

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

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References

GLSA-200611-12
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
22932
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2007-1939
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
23344
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
22615
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
OpenPKG-SA-2006.030
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_OPENPKG
APPLE-SA-2007-05-24
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10185
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
22761
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
25402
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
SUSE-SR:2006:026
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
23040
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20777
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
MDKSA-2006:192
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
1017194
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
DSA-1235
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
USN-371-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
ADV-2006-4244
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
RHSA-2006:0729
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
DSA-1234
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
22929
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2006-4245
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
22624
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA

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