CVE-2016-0751 | BDVDB-2026-74464 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178043.html
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/9oLY_FCzvoc/5CDXbvpYEgAJ
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178067.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81800
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/9
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.