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CVE-2006-5467: yukihiro_matsumoto ruby Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2006:0729DSA-1234-1DSA-1235-1
Published 27-10-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-5467 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in yukihiro_matsumoto ruby. EPSS estimates a 4.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.52%
0%100%
Low · +0.35 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-10-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The cgi.rb CGI library for Ruby 1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an HTTP request with a multipart MIME body that contains an invalid boundary specifier, as demonstrated using a specifier that begins with a "-" instead of "--" and contains an inconsistent ID.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.35 pp

From 4.18% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
4.52%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat8 products
  • irb< 0:1.6.4-2.AS21.4 | < 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.8 | < 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.8
  • ruby< 0:1.6.4-2.AS21.4 | < 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.8 | < 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.8
  • ruby-debuginfo< 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.8 | < 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.8
  • ruby-devel< 0:1.6.4-2.AS21.4 | < 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.8 | < 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.8
  • ruby-docs< 0:1.6.4-2.AS21.4 | < 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.8 | < 0:1.8.1-7.EL4.8
Debian2 products
  • ruby1.6< 1.6.8-12sarge3
  • ruby1.8< 1.8.2-7sarge5
Yukihiro_matsumoto1 product

3 vendors · 11 products

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