CVE-2008-3656

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.
References
Link Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494401
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ruby/ Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020654
http://secunia.com/advisories/31697
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30644
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0264
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652
http://secunia.com/advisories/32256
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651
http://secunia.com/advisories/32255
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/33178
http://secunia.com/advisories/31430
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32219
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32165
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html US Government Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2334
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44371
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9682
https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495884/100/0/threaded
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.1:-9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p17:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p110:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p12:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p71:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p22:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p114:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p35:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p113:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p115:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2008-08-13 01:41

Updated : 2018-10-11 08:48


NVD link : CVE-2008-3656

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3656

Products Affected
No products.
CWE