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CVE-2024-35231: rack-contrib vulnerable to Denial of Service due to the unconstrained value of the incoming "profiler_runs" parameter

May 28, 2024

The next ruby code is vulnerable to denial of service due to the fact that the user controlled data profiler_runs was not contrained to any limitation. Which would lead to allocating resources on the server side with no limitation (CWE-770).

runs = (request.params['profiler_runs'] || @times).to_i
result = @profile.profile do
runs.times { @app.call(env) }
end

An exploit as such curl --fail "http://127.0.0.1:9292/?profiler_runs=9999999999&profile=process_time" may cause resource exhaution by a remotely controlled value.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-8c8q-2xw3-j869
  • github.com/rack/rack-contrib
  • github.com/rack/rack-contrib/commit/0eec2a9836329051c6742549e65a94a4c24fe6f7
  • github.com/rack/rack-contrib/security/advisories/GHSA-8c8q-2xw3-j869
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35231

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.5.0

Fixed versions

  • 2.5.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.0 or above.

Impact 8.6 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

gem/rack-contrib/CVE-2024-35231.yml

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