lib/rack/multipart.rb in Rack before 1.1.4, 1.2.x before 1.2.6, 1.3.x before 1.3.7, and 1.4.x before 1.4.2 uses an incorrect regular expression, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted Content-Disposion header.
CVE-2012-6109
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 84.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 1, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (14)
- secalert@redhathttp://rack.github.com/
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0544.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0548.html
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895277
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/rack/rack/blob/master/README.rdoc
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/rack/rack/commit/c9f65df37a151821eb88ddd1dc404b83e52c52d5
- secalert@redhathttps://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/rack-devel/1w4_fWEgTdI/XAkSNHjtdTsJ
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rack.github.com/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0544.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0548.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895277
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/rack/rack/blob/master/README.rdoc
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/c9f65df37a151821eb88ddd1dc404b83e52c52d5
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/rack-devel/1w4_fWEgTdI/XAkSNHjtdTsJ
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | rubygem-shoulda-0:2.11.3-5.el6cf | 2013-02-21 | redhat |
| redhat | thumbslug-0:0.0.28-1.el6_3 | 2013-02-21 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
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RubyGems(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| rack | 1.4.0, 1.4.1 | 1.4.2 | — |
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