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CVE-2016-0751GHSA-FFPV-C4HM-3X6V

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 bef

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Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 4.2.5.1, 3.2.22.1, 4.1.14.1
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

  • actionpackRubyGems

    From 4.2.0 · fixed in 4.2.5.1

  • actionpackRubyGems

    fixed in 3.2.22.1

  • actionpackRubyGems

    From 4.0.0 · fixed in 4.1.14.1

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