5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-6303
Ruby CGI read_multipart MIME Multipart Boundary Parsing Vulnerability
Description

The read_multipart function in cgi.rb in Ruby before 1.8.5-p2 does not properly detect boundaries in MIME multipart content, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted HTTP requests, a different issue than CVE-2006-5467.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 6, 2006, 7:28 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-6303 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-2006-6303.

URL Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157048 Patch
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=218287 Patch
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2384798830/index.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23165
http://secunia.com/advisories/23268
http://secunia.com/advisories/23454
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
http://secunia.com/advisories/27576
http://secunia.com/advisories/31090
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-21.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017363
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:225
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0961.html
http://www.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ruby/lib/cgi.rb.diff?f=h&only_with_tag=MAIN&r1=text&tr1=1.92&r2=text&tr2=1.91 Patch
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2006/12/04/another-dos-vulnerability-in-cgi-library/ Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21441
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-394-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4855
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30734
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10529
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157048 Patch
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=218287 Patch
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2384798830/index.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23165
http://secunia.com/advisories/23268
http://secunia.com/advisories/23454
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
http://secunia.com/advisories/27576
http://secunia.com/advisories/31090
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-21.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017363
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:225
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0961.html
http://www.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ruby/lib/cgi.rb.diff?f=h&only_with_tag=MAIN&r1=text&tr1=1.92&r2=text&tr2=1.91 Patch
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2006/12/04/another-dos-vulnerability-in-cgi-library/ Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21441
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-394-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4855
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30734
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10529

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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-6303 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-6303 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:10529 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10529 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30734 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30734 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 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-2006-6303 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-2006-6303 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

6.77 }} 1.88%

score

0.93806

percentile

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