CVE-2018-16470 – rack

Package

Manager: gem
Name: rack
Vulnerable Version: >=2.0.4 <2.0.6

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00177 pctl0.39526

Details

Rack vulnerable to Denial of Service There is a possible DoS vulnerability in the multipart parser in Rack before 2.0.6. Specially crafted requests can cause the multipart parser to enter a pathological state, causing the parser to use CPU resources disproportionate to the request size.

Metadata

Created: 2018-11-15T15:58:58Z
Modified: 2023-08-28T12:46:14Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2018/11/GHSA-hg78-4f6x-99wq/GHSA-hg78-4f6x-99wq.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-400"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-hg78-4f6x-99wq
Finding: F067
Auto approve: 1