Ruby CGI.RB Library Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:21441

Info

Ruby CGI.RB Library Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 21441
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2006-6303
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 04 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 14 2008 06:29PM
Credit: Discovered by an unknown individual.
Vulnerable: Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.5
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.4
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.3
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.2 pre4
+ Gentoo Linux
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.2 pre3
+ Gentoo Linux
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.2 pre2
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.2 pre1
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.2
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.1
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8
+ Redhat Fedora Core3
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
 Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.6.8
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.6.7
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.6
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0 x86
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux FUJI
Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 F...
Turbolinux Home
Turbolinux Appliance Server 2.0
TransSoft Broker FTP Server 8.0
SuSE Linux 10.1
SuSE Linux 10.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Redhat Desktop 4.0
Redhat Desktop 3.0
OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.5
OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.4
OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.3
OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.2
OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.1
OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.0
OpenPKG OpenPKG Stable
OpenPKG OpenPKG E1.0-Solid
OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
OpenPKG OpenPKG 2-Stable-20061018
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Gentoo Linux
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.3
Not Vulnerable: Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.5 -p2

Discussion

Ruby CGI.RB Library Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Ruby is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because the application's CGI library fails to properly handle specially crafted HTTP requests.

Successful exploits may allow remote attackers to cause denial-of-service conditions on computers running the affected Ruby CGI library.

Exploit / POC

Ruby CGI.RB Library Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a web client.

Solution / Fix

Ruby CGI.RB Library Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released fixes to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 F...

Turbolinux Home

Turbolinux Turbolinux FUJI

Turbolinux Appliance Server 2.0

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.6

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.6.7

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.6.8

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.2 pre2

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.2 pre1

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.2 pre4

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.2 pre3

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.3

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.4

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8.5

Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0

Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9

Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9

TransSoft Broker FTP Server 8.0

References

Ruby CGI.RB Library Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

References:
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