In Puma (RubyGem) before 4.3.4 and 3.12.5, an attacker could smuggle an HTTP response, by using an invalid transfer-encoding header. The problem has been fixed in Puma 3.12.5 and Puma 4.3.4.
CVE-2020-11076
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.8%, top 17% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 89.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 22, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (14)
- security-advisories@githubhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00034.html
- security-advisories@githubhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00038.html
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/puma/puma/blob/master/History.md#434435-and-31253126--2020-05-22
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/puma/puma/commit/f24d5521295a2152c286abb0a45a1e1e2bd275bd
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/puma/puma/security/advisories/GHSA-x7jg-6pwg-fx5h
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00009.html
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SKIY5H67GJIGJL6SMFWFLUQQQR3EMVPR/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00034.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00038.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/puma/puma/blob/master/History.md#434435-and-31253126--2020-05-22
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/puma/puma/commit/f24d5521295a2152c286abb0a45a1e1e2bd275bd
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/puma/puma/security/advisories/GHSA-x7jg-6pwg-fx5h
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00009.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SKIY5H67GJIGJL6SMFWFLUQQQR3EMVPR/
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | puma (3.12.4-1ubuntu2+esm1) @ focal | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| puma | 4.0.0 ... 4.3.3 (9 versions) | 4.3.4 | — |
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Data Freshness Timeline
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