GHSA-FFPV-C4HM-3X6V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2017-10-24 18:33 – Updated: 2023-07-31 21:08
VLAI?
Summary
actionpack is vulnerable to denial of service via a crafted HTTP Accept header
Details

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.

Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 4.2.5.0"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "actionpack"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.2.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.2.5.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 3.2.22.0"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "actionpack"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.2.22.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 4.1.14.0"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "actionpack"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.1.14.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-0751"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:34:31Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-ffpv-c4hm-3x6v",
  "modified": "2023-07-31T21:08:45Z",
  "published": "2017-10-24T18:33:35Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0751"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/127967b735813cd4f263df7a50426d74e7e9cc17"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/221937c8ba1d291430ceddebbd4bdef7d3cb47d6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/37047b779a177b911c7161052cfc34a30e1db0af"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/rails/rails"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2016-0751.yml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/9oLY_FCzvoc"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/9oLY_FCzvoc/5CDXbvpYEgAJ"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160128201702/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200227181647/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81800"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178043.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178067.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/9"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "actionpack is vulnerable to denial of service via a crafted HTTP Accept header"
}


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