5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-1931
Ruby HTTP/XMLRPC Buffer Overload DoS
Description

The HTTP/XMLRPC server in Ruby before 1.8.2 uses blocking sockets, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (blocked connections) via a large amount of data.

INFO

Published Date :

April 20, 2006, 9:02 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:10 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-1931 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Yukihiro_matsumoto ruby
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-1931.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/1.8/ruby-1.8.2-webrick-dos-1.patch Patch
ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/1.8/ruby-1.8.2-xmlrpc-dos-1.patch
http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-dev/27787 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/16904
http://secunia.com/advisories/19772
http://secunia.com/advisories/19804
http://secunia.com/advisories/20024
http://secunia.com/advisories/20064
http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
http://secunia.com/advisories/21657
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015978
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1157
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-11.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:079
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
http://www.osvdb.org/24972
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0427.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17645
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189540 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26102
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11100
https://usn.ubuntu.com/273-1/
ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/1.8/ruby-1.8.2-webrick-dos-1.patch Patch
ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/1.8/ruby-1.8.2-xmlrpc-dos-1.patch
http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-dev/27787 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/16904
http://secunia.com/advisories/19772
http://secunia.com/advisories/19804
http://secunia.com/advisories/20024
http://secunia.com/advisories/20064
http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
http://secunia.com/advisories/21657
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015978
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1157
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-11.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:079
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
http://www.osvdb.org/24972
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0427.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17645
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189540 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26102
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11100
https://usn.ubuntu.com/273-1/

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-1931 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-1931 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-273-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/273-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11100 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11100 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/26102 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26102 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 24, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-1931 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-1931 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.88 }} 0.44%

score

0.92878

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability