CVE-2004-0983

Medium

Description

The CGI module in Ruby 1.6 before 1.6.8, and 1.8 before 1.8.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a certain HTTP request.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductYukihiro Matsumoto Ruby
PublishedMar 1, 2005
First seenMar 1, 2005

How to fix

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Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
yukihiro_matsumoto ruby1.6, 1.6.7, 1.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2_pre1, 1.8.2_pre2—
gentoo linuxNo range specified—
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux9.2, 10.0, 10.1—
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server2.1—
ubuntu ubuntu_linux4.1—

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CVE-2004-0983 · Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby · Dark Radar