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CVE-2006-6303 Detail

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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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (07/14/2008)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch. For other versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux see http://rhn.redhat.com/cve/CVE-2006-6303.html

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157048 Patch 
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157048 Patch 
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=218287 Patch 
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=218287 Patch 
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2384798830/index.html
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2384798830/index.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23165
http://secunia.com/advisories/23165
http://secunia.com/advisories/23268
http://secunia.com/advisories/23268
http://secunia.com/advisories/23454
http://secunia.com/advisories/23454
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
http://secunia.com/advisories/27576
http://secunia.com/advisories/27576
http://secunia.com/advisories/31090
http://secunia.com/advisories/31090
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-21.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-21.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017363
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017363
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:225
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:225
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0961.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0961.html
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.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.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2006/12/04/another-dos-vulnerability-in-cgi-library/ Patch 
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2006/12/04/another-dos-vulnerability-in-cgi-library/ Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21441
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21441
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-394-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-394-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4855
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4855
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30734
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30734
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10529
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10529

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-6303
NVD Published Date:
12/06/2006
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE