CVE-2015-3225

Description

lib/rack/utils.rb in Rack before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.2, as used with Ruby on Rails 3.x and 4.x and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SystemStackError) via a request with a large parameter depth.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.46% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00043.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00044.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2290.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165180.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/rack/rack/blob/master/HISTORY.md issue tracking patch vendor advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/gcUbICUmKMc/qiCotVZwXrMJ third party advisory mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3322 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00040.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75232 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164173.html vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/14 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3225?
CVE-2015-3225 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3225?
To fix CVE-2015-3225, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-3225 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-3225 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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