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CVE-2008-3656

Date: August 12, 2008

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the WEBrick::HTTPUtils.split_header_value function in WEBrick::HTTP::DefaultFileHandler in WEBrick in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p286, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p71, and 1.9 through r18423 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted HTTP request that is processed by a backtracking regular expression.

Severity Score

7.5

Related Resources (34)

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/32255

Url: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494401

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/32371

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/32219

Url: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html

Url: http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0264

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/32256

Url: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495884/100/0/threaded

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/35074

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30644

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2008-3656

Url: http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020654

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31430

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/33178

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/32165

Url: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ruby/

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3656

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31697

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9682

Url: https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/

Url: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm

Url: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2334

Url: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44371

Url: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3656

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2008-3656

Severity Score

7.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Resource Management Errors

CWE-399

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	7.8
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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Date: August 12, 2008

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