Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2016-0751
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.5
HIGH
EPSS Probability:9.73%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| rubyonrails | rails | 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.0.8, 4.0.9, 4.0.10, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6, 4.1.7, 4.1.8, 4.1.9, 4.1.10, 4.1.12, 4.1.13, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 5.0.0 |
| rubyonrails | ruby_on_rails | 4.0.10, 4.0.11, 4.0.11.1, 4.0.12, 4.0.13, 4.1.11 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
9.731%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2015-12-16T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2016-02-16T02:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2016-01-25 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-05T22:30:03 |
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