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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-12-06T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:19:35.192Z

Reserved: 2006-12-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-6303

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-06T19:28:00.000

Modified: 2017-10-11T01:31:25.657

Link: CVE-2006-6303

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2006-12-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2006-6303 - Bugzilla