Ruby 1.8.1/1.8.5 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Ruby 1.8.1/1.8.5. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-4310. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby 1.8.1/1.8.5 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

httputils.rb in WEBrick in Ruby 1.8.1 and 1.8.5, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted HTTP request. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3656.

The bug was discovered 12/04/2008. The weakness was published 12/08/2008 as Bug 470252 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4310 since 09/29/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34502 (CentOS 4 / 5 : ruby (CESA-2008:0897)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117202 (CentOS Security Update for Ruby (CESA-2008:0981)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47221), Exploit-DB (32222), Tenable (34502), SecurityFocus (BID 30644†) and OSVDB (47471†). Similar entries are available at VDB-43674, VDB-43673 and VDB-43672. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 34502
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : ruby (CESA-2008:0897)
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OpenVAS ID: 880120
OpenVAS Name: Centreon command_name Parameter Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 470252
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4310 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4310
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45340

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X-Force: 47221
SecurityFocus: 30644
Secunia: 33013 - Red Hat update for ruby, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 47471 - Ruby WEBrick httputils.rb denial of service
Vulnerability Center: 20302 - Ruby 1.8.1 and 1.8.5 WEBrick Remote Denial of Service via Crafted HTTP Request, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/25/2025 22:24
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (72), 08/22/2019 17:00 (6), 08/03/2021 13:27 (4), 01/16/2025 10:33 (25), 05/25/2025 22:24 (2)
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