CVE-2008-3656

Publication date 12 August 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
ruby1.8	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 1.8.6.111-2ubuntu1.2
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 1.8.6.36-1ubuntu3.3
	7.04 feisty	Fixed 1.8.5-4ubuntu2.3
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 1.8.4-1ubuntu1.6
ruby1.9	11.10 oneiric	Not in release
	11.04 natty	Not in release
	10.10 maverick	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 1.9.0.2-7
	9.10 karmic	Fixed 1.9.0.2-7
	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 1.9.0.2-7
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 1.9.0.2-7
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	7.04 feisty	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life

CVE-2008-3656

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