Posts Tagged: webrick

• Understanding and Mitigating the Ruby HTTP/XMLRPC Server DoS (CVE-2006-1931)

  An in-depth look at CVE-2006-1931, a classic denial-of-service vulnerability in older Ruby HTTP and XMLRPC servers, and how modern practices prevent similar issues.

  Mar 15, 2026

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• CVE-2008-1145: Ruby WEBrick Directory Traversal Vulnerability

  An analysis of CVE-2008-1145, a critical directory traversal vulnerability in Ruby's WEBrick server that allowed remote attackers to access arbitrary files.

  Mar 15, 2026

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• CVE-2008-1891: WEBrick Directory Traversal in Ruby

  Explore CVE-2008-1891, a directory traversal and source code disclosure vulnerability in Ruby WEBrick that affected Windows environments.

  Mar 15, 2026

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• CVE-2008-4310: WEBrick Denial of Service Vulnerability

  An analysis of the regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) vulnerability in WEBrick, Ruby's standard HTTP server, and the importance of comprehensive security patches.

  Mar 15, 2026

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