high7.8Public exploit code
CVE-2008-4310
httputils.rb in WEBrick in Ruby 1.8.1 and 1.8.5, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consump…
Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Ruby 1.9 - 'WEBrick::HTTP::DefaultFileHandler' Crafted HTTP Request Denial of Service2008-08-11 · dos · multiple · Verified
Impact
httputils.rb in WEBrick in Ruby 1.8.1 and 1.8.5, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted HTTP request. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3656.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby-Lang | Ruby | Versions 1.8.1, 1.8.5 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33013
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/04/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0981.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470252
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10250
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33013
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/04/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0981.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470252
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10250