CVE-2006-6303

ruby's cgi.rb vulnerable infinite loop DoS

Published Dec 6, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 4.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-6286 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-394-1 Ruby vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:19 PM
Reserved
Dec 5, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 6, 2006, 7:28 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:32 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 4, 2006, 12:00 AM