CVE-2015-7581
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-7581 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-02-16 02:59:04 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb in Action Pack in Ruby on Rails 4.x before 4.2.5.1 and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (superfluous caching and memory consumption) by leveraging an application's use of a wildcard controller route. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.0 | beta | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.1 | - | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.1 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.1 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.1 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.10 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.6 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.6 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.2 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.2 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 5.0.0 | beta1 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rails Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Determine Passwords, Modify Records, Bypass Security Restrictions, Deny Service, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| openSUSE-SU-2016:0372-1: moderate: Security update for rubygem-actionpac | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: rubygem-actionpack-4.2.3-4.fc23 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: rubygem-activemodel-4.2.0-2.fc22 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3464-1 rails | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Ruby on Rails Action Pack CVE-2015-7581 Information Disclosure Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1146-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| oss-security - [CVE-2015-7581] Object leak vulnerability for wildcard controller routes in Action Pack | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| groups.google.com/forum/message/raw | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | groups.google.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.