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title: "CVE-2006-5467\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2006-5467

Publication date 27 October 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The cgi.rb CGI library for Ruby 1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a
denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an HTTP request
with a multipart MIME body that contains an invalid boundary specifier, as
demonstrated using a specifier that begins with a "-" instead of "--" and
contains an inconsistent ID.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ruby1.8 | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 1.8.5-4ubuntu2 |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 1.8.4-5ubuntu1.2 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.8.4-1ubuntu1.3 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5467)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5467)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2006-5467)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-5467)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-371-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-371-1)
+ Ruby vulnerability
+ 1 November 2006

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5467>