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CVE-2016-0751
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…
High7.5EPSS 9.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.7% · top 4.5% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- RubyGemsactionpackGHSA-ffpv-c4hm-3x6v (opens in a new tab)
References (11)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0372 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0363 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-94e71ee673 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [ruby-security-ann] 20160125 [CVE-2016-0751] Possible Object Leak and Denial of Service attack in Action Pack (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-f486068393 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1146 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 81800 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1034816 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160125 [CVE-2016-0751] Possible Object Leak and Denial of Service attack in Action Pack (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-3464 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0296 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-ffpv-c4hm-3x6v (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .