CVE-2008-4310

Description

httputils.rb in WEBrick in Ruby 1.8.1 and 1.8.5, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted HTTP request. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3656.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.82% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0981.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470252
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10250 vdb entry signature
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/04/2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/33013 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4310?
CVE-2008-4310 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4310?
To fix CVE-2008-4310, 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-2008-4310 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4310 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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