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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 cont

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.04215
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules3 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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yukihiro matsumoto rubyall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumRuby on Rails Framework Exceptions
productmediumPotential Ruby Reverse Shell
productmediumRuby Inline Command Execution
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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD06 Dec 2006 · 07:28 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2008:0562Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2007:0961Moderate
usnUSN-394-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157048Patch
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=218287Patch
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2384798830/index.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23165
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