HTTP: Rails Routing Vulnerability

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Rails v1.1.5 and earlier. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.

Extended Description

Ruby on Rails is prone to a vulnerability in its routing functionality that may result in denial-of-service or data loss issues. Attackers may exploit this issue by issuing HTTP GET requests to predictable URIs to affected webservers. This issue affects Ruby on Rails versions 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.4, and 1.1.5.

Affected Products

Ubuntu ubuntu_linux

Short Name
HTTP:MISC:RAILS-ROUTING
Severity
Warning
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2006-4112 Rails Routing Vulnerability bid:19454
Release Date
08/15/2006
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3375
False Positive
Frequently
Vendors

Ruby_on_rails

Suse

Gentoo

Ubuntu

CVSS Score

7.5

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