CVE-2006-5467

Ruby CGI multipart parsing DoS

Published Oct 27, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 4.5% KEV · Not listed
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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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1234-1 New ruby1.6 package fix denial of service
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1235-1 New ruby1.8 package fix denial of service
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-5452 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-371-1 Ruby vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 7:48 PM
Reserved
Oct 23, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 27, 2006, 6:07 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:31 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 25, 2006, 12:00 AM