OpenPKG Security Advisory - As confirmed by the vendor, a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the programming language Ruby, versions before 1.8.5-p2.
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Ubuntu Security Notice 394-1 - An error was found in Ruby's CGI library that did not correctly quote the boundary of multipart MIME requests. Using a crafted HTTP request, a remote user could cause a denial of service, where Ruby CGI applications would end up in a loop, monopolizing a CPU.
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory - Another vulnerability has been discovered in the CGI library (cgi.rb) that ships with Ruby which could be used by a malicious user to create a denial of service attack.
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