Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby up to 1.8.2 Pre2 CGI Module infinite loop

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A vulnerability has been found in Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby up to 1.8.2 Pre2 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component CGI Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 03/01/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0983. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15724 (GLSA-200411-23 : Ruby: Denial of Service issue), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17985) and Tenable (15724).

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Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 15724
Nessus Name: GLSA-200411-23 : Ruby: Denial of Service issue
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OpenVAS ID: 15710
OpenVAS Name: cgi.rb
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby 1.6

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10/24/2004 +296 days 🔍
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11/16/2004 +8 days 🔍
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03/01/2005 +105 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3661 days 🔍
07/01/2021 +2305 days 🔍

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Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0983 (🔍)
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X-Force: 17985
Vulnerability Center: 5779 - Ruby CGI Module Allows DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 11618 - Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby CGI Module Unspecified Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 07/01/2021 13:24
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (67), 06/08/2017 23:46 (3), 07/01/2021 13:18 (3), 07/01/2021 13:24 (1)
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