CVE-2006-6303

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.67% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-394-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31090 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27576 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939 vdb entry
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2384798830/index.html third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23268 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=218287 patch
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2006/12/04/another-dos-vulnerability-in-cgi-library/ patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23165 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0961.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10529 vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30734 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017363 vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157048 patch
http://www.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ruby/lib/cgi.rb.diff?f=h&only_with_tag=MAIN&r1=text&tr1=1.92&r2=text&tr2=1.91 patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4855 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:225 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-21.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23454 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21441 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6303?
CVE-2006-6303 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6303?
To fix CVE-2006-6303, 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-2006-6303 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-6303 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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