VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-16470
There is a possible DoS vulnerability in the multipart parser in Rack before 2.0.6.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.03%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
There is a possible DoS vulnerability in the multipart parser in Rack before 2.0.6. Specially crafted requests can cause the multipart parser to enter a pathological state, causing the parser to use CPU resources disproportionate to the request size.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.03% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- rack project/rack
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.