5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-5467
Apache Ruby cgi.rb Denial of Service
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 27, 2006, 6:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 11, 2017, 1:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-5467 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-2006-5467.

URL Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P Patch Vendor Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2006-October/001946.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22615 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22624 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22761 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22929 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22932 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23040 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23344 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-12.xml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017194 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1234
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1235
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:192
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.030-ruby.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0729.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20777 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-371-1 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4244 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4245 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939 Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10185

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-5467 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-5467 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. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10185 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10185 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 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-2006-5467 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-2006-5467 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

20.60 }} 4.94%

score

0.96258

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
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