CVE-2006-5467

Publication date 27 October 2006

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ruby1.8 7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.8.5-4ubuntu2
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1.8.4-5ubuntu1.2
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.8.4-1ubuntu1.3

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-371-1
    • Ruby vulnerability
    • 1 November 2006

Other references