CVE-2024-26142

2024-02-2717:12:02

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cve-2024-26142

actionpack rubygem

accept header

denial of service

application availability

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

Percentile

15.5%

JSON

A flaw was found in actionpack rubygem during the parsing of the Accept header. This issue ma allow a malicious actor to craft a header which will lead the action dispatch component to take an unexpected amount of time, leading to a Denial of Service, impacting the application’s availability.