Rails Denial of Service vulnerability

HIGH 7.5CVE-2006-4112 · GHSA-9wrq-xvmp-xjc8 · Published 14/08/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
rails RubyGems	`≥ 1.1.0, < 1.1.6`	`1.1.6`
rails rubyonrails	`= 1.1.0= 1.1.1= 1.1.2= 1.1.3= 1.1.4`	No fix yet

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the "dependency resolution mechanism" in Ruby on Rails 1.1.0 through 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Ruby code via a URL that is not properly handled in the routing code, which leads to a denial of service (application hang) or "data loss," a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4111.

NVD description

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4112 · ADVISORY
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28364 · WEB
rails/rails · PACKAGE
rubysec/ruby-advisory-db · WEB
web.archive.org/web/20200301174340/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19454 · WEB
web.archive.org/web/20200804225700/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442934/100/0/threaded · WEB
web.archive.org/web/20200808083046/http://securitytracker.com/id · WEB
weblog.rubyonrails.org/2006/8/10/rails-1-1-6-backports-and-full-disclosure · WEB
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-20.xml · WEB
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/699540 · WEB
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html · WEB
secunia.com/advisories/21424 · Patch
secunia.com/advisories/21466 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/21749 · Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com/id
securityfocus.com/archive/1/442934/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/19454 · Patch

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