Unscored severity · published Oct 27, 2006
CVE-2006-5467
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…
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CVSS
4.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.5% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RU
Ruby · Yukihiro Matsumoto
1.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5467
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5467
docs.info.apple.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
rubyforge.org
http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2006-October/001946.html
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22615
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22624
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