CVE-2016-4442

Description

The rack-mini-profiler gem before 0.10.1 for Ruby allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about allocated strings and objects by leveraging incorrect ordering of security checks.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.30%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/MiniProfiler/rack-mini-profiler/blob/v0.10.1/CHANGELOG.md third party advisory release notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/2 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://github.com/MiniProfiler/rack-mini-profiler/commit/4273771d65f1a7411e3ef5843329308d0e2d257c third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4442?
CVE-2016-4442 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4442?
To fix CVE-2016-4442, 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-2016-4442 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-4442 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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