CVE-2008-3656

The CVE-2008-3656 issue is a denial-of-service in WEBrick’s HTTP header handling: WEBrick::HTTPUtils.split_header_value in WEBrick::DefaultFileHandler backed by a backtracking regex causes CPU exhaustion when processing crafted HTTP requests. Affected Ruby versions include 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8....

CVE-2008-3655

CVE-2008-3655 affects 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. It does not properly restrict access to critical variables and methods at various safe levels, allowing context‑dependent attackers to bypass access restrictions via (1) untrac...

CVE-2008-3443

CVE-2008-3443 affects Ruby’s regex engine 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. The issue enables remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash) by sending multiple long requests to a Ruby socket (notably Web...

CVE-2008-3790

CVE-2008-3790 details Affected software: Ruby (versions 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p72, and 1.9). Vulnerable component: REXML module. Root cause/impact: XML entity explosion in XML documents enables context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption). Exp...

CVE-2008-3657

CVE-2008-3657 is a confirmed issue in the Ruby DL module where inputs are not tainted, allowing context-dependent attackers to bypass safe levels and call dangerous functions via DL.dlopen. Affected are Ruby 1.8.5 and older, 1.8.6 up to -p286, 1.8.7 up to -p71, and 1.9 up to r18423. Connected adv...