Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Ruby vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-371-1 | First vendor Publication | 2006-10-31 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2006-10-31 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 5.04 Ubuntu 5.10 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 6.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 5.04: Ubuntu 5.10: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: Ubuntu 6.10: In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: An error was found in Ruby's CGI library that did not correctly check for the end of multipart MIME requests. Using a crafted HTTP request, a remote user could cause a denial of service, where Ruby CGI applications would end up in a loop, monopolizing a CPU. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-371-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-399 | Resource Management Errors |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10185 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10185 | ||
| Title: | The cgi.rb CGI library for Ruby 1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an HTTP request with a multipart MIME body that contains an invalid boundary specifier, as demonstrated using a specifier that begins with a "-" instead of "--" and contains an inconsistent ID. | ||
| Description: | The cgi.rb CGI library for Ruby 1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an HTTP request with a multipart MIME body that contains an invalid boundary specifier, as demonstrated using a specifier that begins with a "-" instead of "--" and contains an inconsistent ID. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2006-5467 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-11-17 | Name : Mac OS X Version File : nvt/macosx_version.nasl |
| 2009-10-10 | Name : SLES9: Security update for ruby File : nvt/sles9p5020525.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200611-12 (ruby) File : nvt/glsa_200611_12.nasl |
| 2008-09-04 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: ruby, ruby_static File : nvt/freebsd_ruby4.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 34237 | Ruby cgi.rb Crafted HTTP Request DoS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2006-0604.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2006-0729.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2006-0729.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-12-13 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_ruby-2224.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-11-10 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-371-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-10-17 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_ruby-2219.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-05-25 | Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes several security issues. File : macosx_SecUpd2007-005.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-02-18 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2006-192.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-01-17 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2006-1109.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-01-17 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2006-1110.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-01-17 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2006-1440.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-01-17 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2006-1441.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-12-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1234.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-12-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1235.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-11-22 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200611-12.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-11-20 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2006-0729.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-11-06 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_ab8dbe986be411dbae910012f06707f0.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 12:03:53 |
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