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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 c…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
Yukihiro MatsumotoRuby
Versions 1.6, 1.6.7, 1.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2_pre1, 1.8.2_pre2
GentooLinux
All versions
MandrakesoftMandrake Linux
Versions 9.2, 10.0, 10.1
MandrakesoftMandrake Linux Corporate Server
Version 2.1
UbuntuUbuntu Linux
Version 4.1

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