Ruby on Rails 3.0/4.0 Action Pack resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Ruby on Rails 3.0/4.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Action Pack. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-0751. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby on Rails 3.0/4.0 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Action Pack. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was released 01/25/2016 by Aaron as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at weblog.rubyonrails.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0751 since 12/16/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88499 (Debian DSA-3464-1 : rails - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124810 (Fedora Security Update for rubygem-actionpack (FEDORA-2016-94e71ee673)).

Upgrading to version 3.2.22.1, 4.1.14.1 or 4.2.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (110105), Tenable (88499), SecurityFocus (BID 81800†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56626†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-80675, VDB-80676, VDB-80677 and VDB-80678. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 88499
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3464-1 : rails - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703464
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3464-1 (rails - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby on Rails 3.2.22.1/4.1.14.1/4.2.5.1

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12/16/2015 🔍
01/24/2016 +39 days 🔍
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01/27/2016 +2 days 🔍
01/31/2016 +4 days 🔍
02/15/2016 +14 days 🔍
02/16/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/06/2022 +2331 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2016:0296
Researcher: Aaron
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0751 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0751
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80681
X-Force: 110105 - Ruby on Rails Action Pack denial of service
SecurityFocus: 81800 - Ruby on Rails Action Pack CVE-2016-0751 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034816
Vulnerability Center: 56626 - Ruby on Rails Remote DoS via a Crafted HTTP Accept Header, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2016 10:46
Updated: 07/06/2022 11:18
Changes: 01/27/2016 10:46 (75), 08/23/2018 08:10 (11), 07/06/2022 11:18 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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