CVE-2004-0983

N/A Unknown
Published: March 01, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-586
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:128
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-635.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11618
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17985
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10268
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/20-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-586
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:128
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-635.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11618
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17985
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10268
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/20-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.1%
78th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

yukihiro_matsumoto mandrakesoft ubuntu gentoo