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CVE-2015-3225

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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.

References

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https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/gcUbICUmKMc/qiCotVZwXrMJ

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/14

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00044.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00043.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00040.html

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9vc2-p34x-jhxh

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rgr4-9jh5-j4j6

https://github.com/rack/rack/blob/master/HISTORY.md

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75232

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3322

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2290.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165180.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164173.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-07-26

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.10456

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