CVE-2004-0983

Description

The CGI module in Ruby 1.6 before 1.6.8, and 1.8 before 1.8.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a certain HTTP request.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.12% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-635.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:128	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11618	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10268	signature vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/20-1/	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-586	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17985	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0983?: CVE-2004-0983 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0983?: To fix CVE-2004-0983, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0983 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0983 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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