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CVE-2004-0983 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17985 CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10268 CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/20-1/ CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-586 CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:128 CVE

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
yukihiro matsumoto ruby
1.6
1.6.7
1.8
1.8.1
1.8.2_pre1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8.2_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:yukihiro_matsumoto:ruby:1.8.2_pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
gentoo linux
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mandrakesoft mandrake linux
9.2
10.0
10.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server
2.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:2.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
ubuntu ubuntu linux
4.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2004-0983
NVD Published Date:
Mar 1, 2005
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2004-0983 Details - Not Deferred