FKIE_CVE-2006-5467
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-10-27 18:07 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:31
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| yukihiro_matsumoto | ruby | 1.8 |
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