CVE-2023-27539: Medium severity redhat/rubygem-rack vulnerability

Published Mar 15, 2023
·
Updated

Carefully crafted input can cause header parsing in Rack to take an unexpected amount of time, possibly resulting in a denial of service attack vector.

Other sources

There is a denial of service vulnerability in the header parsing component of Rack.

MITRE

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/rubygem-rack<2.2.6.4
2.2.6.4
redhat/rubygem-rack<3.0.6.1
3.0.6.1
rubygems/rack>=3.0.0<3.0.6.1
3.0.6.1
rubygems/rack>=2.0.0<2.2.6.4
2.2.6.4
debian/ruby-rack
2.1.4-3+deb11u22.1.4-3+deb11u32.2.6.4-1+deb12u12.2.13-1~deb12u13.1.12-1
Rack Rack Ruby>=2.0.0<2.2.6.4
Rack Rack Ruby>=3.0.0<3.0.6.1
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0

Event History

Mar 15, 2023
Advisory Published
via GitHub·09:36 PM
Mar 20, 2023
Data Sourced
08:18 PM
SeverityAffected Software
Jan 9, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:33 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:33 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:15 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 17, 2025
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:43 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-27539?

CVE-2023-27539 is a denial of service vulnerability in the header parsing component of Rack.

2

Which versions of Rack are affected by CVE-2023-27539?

Versions >= 2.0.0 of Rack are affected by CVE-2023-27539.

3

How can I fix CVE-2023-27539?

You can fix CVE-2023-27539 by upgrading to fixed versions 2.2.6.4 or 3.0.6.1 of Rack.

4

What is the severity of CVE-2023-27539?

CVE-2023-27539 has a severity level of high.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-27539?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-27539 at the following references: [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27539), [Ruby Advisory Database](https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rack/CVE-2023-27539.yml).

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