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CVE-2006-6303
Published: Dec 6, 2006
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The read_multipart function in cgi.rb in Ruby before 1.8.5-p2 does not properly detect boundaries in MIME multipart content, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted HTTP requests, a different issue than CVE-2006-5467.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-394-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
31090
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
27576
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2007-1939
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
JVN#84798830
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_JVN
23268
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
APPLE-SA-2007-05-24
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=218287
x_refsource_MISC
25402
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
23165
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2007:0961
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10529
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
ruby-cgi-library-dos(30734)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
1017363
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
SUSE-SR:2007:004
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157048
x_refsource_MISC
ADV-2006-4855
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
MDKSA-2006:225
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
GLSA-200612-21
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
23454
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
21441
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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