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CVE-2012-6109: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

March 1, 2013 (updated August 13, 2018)

lib/rack/multipart.rb in Rack uses an incorrect regular expression, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted Content-Disposion header.

References

  • rack.github.com/
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0544.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0548.html
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895277
  • github.com/rack/rack/blob/master/README.rdoc
  • github.com/rack/rack/commit/c9f65df37a151821eb88ddd1dc404b83e52c52d5
  • groups.google.com/forum/
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6109

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.4 up to 1.4.1

Fixed versions

  • 1.4.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.4.2 or above.

Impact 4.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Source file

gem/rack/CVE-2012-6109.yml

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