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CVE-2004-0983

Published: Nov 19, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.9%
Top 22.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

mandrakesoft
commercial·FRaka mandriva, mandrakesoft linux
mandrake linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
mandrake linux corporate serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
yukihiro matsumoto
individual-devaka ruby
rubyLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
gentoo
oss-project·USaka gentoo linux
linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
ubuntu
commercial·GBaka ubuntu linux
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-635.html
redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:128
mandriva.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11618
securityfocus.com
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