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Unscored severity · published Dec 6, 2006
CVE-2006-6303
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…
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CVSS
3.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.8% · higher than 90% 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; 1.8.1; 1.8.2; 1.8.2_pre1; 1.8.2_pre2; 1.8.3; +2 more · source: NVD
Affected product
RU
Ruby
Yukihiro Matsumoto
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6303
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6303
Patch
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157048
Patch
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=218287
docs.info.apple.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
jvn.jp
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2384798830/index.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23165
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