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CVE-2004-0983

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.

Published

2005-03-01T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application yukihiro_matsumoto ruby 1.6 Yes
Application yukihiro_matsumoto ruby 1.6.7 Yes
Application yukihiro_matsumoto ruby 1.8 Yes
Application yukihiro_matsumoto ruby 1.8.1 Yes
Application yukihiro_matsumoto ruby 1.8.2_pre1 Yes
Application yukihiro_matsumoto ruby 1.8.2_pre2 Yes
Operating System gentoo linux * Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.1 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.1 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server 2.1 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server 2.1 Yes
Operating System ubuntu ubuntu_linux 4.1 Yes
Operating System ubuntu ubuntu_linux 4.1 Yes
References