Severity
- CVSS 3.x
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected versions
Repository
| Affected commits | Fixed by commit |
|---|---|
| GIT github.com/rails/rails ↗ | |
| 375d9a0a7fb329b0fbbd75a13e93e53a00520587 through 099ddfdefd44fda11d0f6a72f934f8a0ee83141b | No fix listed |
Also listed as affected (60)
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Description
actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/mime_type.rb in Action Pack in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 does not properly restrict use of the MIME type cache, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted HTTP Accept header.
References
- Weblists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178043.html ↗
- Weblists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178067.html ↗
- Weblists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html ↗
- Weblists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html ↗
- Weblists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html ↗
- Webwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/9 ↗
- Webwww.securityfocus.com/bid/81800 ↗
- Webwww.securitytracker.com/id/1034816 ↗
- Webgroups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/9oLY_FCzvoc/5CDXbvpYEgAJ ↗
- Advisoryrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html ↗
- Advisorywww.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464 ↗