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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Profilemanager | — | — | Mar 28, 2017 | Feb 15, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade ruby-actionpack-3.2Upgrade rails | Feb 15, 2016 | Jan 31, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade rubygem-rails4Upgrade rubygem-actionviewUpgrade rubygem-rails-html-sanitizerUpgrade rubygem-activemodel4Upgrade rubygem-activerecordUpgrade rubygem-actionpack4Upgrade rubygem-activerecord4Upgrade rubygem-actionpackUpgrade rubygem-rails | Dec 10, 2025 | Feb 2, 2016 |
| Ruby_on_rails | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Ruby on Rails | Jan 3, 2020 | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade portusUpgrade rubygem-actionpack-3_2 | Feb 15, 2016 | Feb 15, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade rails | Nov 19, 2024 | Feb 16, 2016 |
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