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CVE-2008-4310

Published: Dec 9, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-399
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
13.6%
Top 4.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

httputils.rb in WEBrick in Ruby 1.8.1 and 1.8.5, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted HTTP request. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3656.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-399

Affected Products

rubyruby-lang
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
n/an/a
webrickRubyGemsOSS Libraries
ruby-langoss-projectOSS Librariesaka ruby, rexml
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33013
secunia.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/04/2
openwall.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0981.html
redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Dec 9, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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