gsd-2006-6303
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:19
Details
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.
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Aliases
CVE-2006-6303


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