Skip to main content

Rack CVE-2018-16470

HIGH
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2018-11-13 support@hackerone.com
7.5
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
Share

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Nov 13, 2018 - 23:29 nvd
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

There is a possible DoS vulnerability in the multipart parser in Rack before 2.0.6. Specially crafted requests can cause the multipart parser to enter a pathological state, causing the parser to use CPU resources disproportionate to the request size.

AnalysisAI

There is a possible DoS vulnerability in the multipart parser in Rack before 2.0.6. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. There is a possible DoS vulnerability in the multipart parser in Rack before 2.0.6. Specially crafted requests can cause the multipart parser to enter a pathological state, causing the parser to use CPU resources disproportionate to the request size. Affected products include: Rack Project Rack. Version information: before 2.0.6..

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.

More in Rack

View all
CVE-2026-22860 HIGH POC
7.5 Feb 18

Directory traversal in Rack versions prior to 2.2.22, 3.1.20, and 3.2.5 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to list

CVE-2024-26141 HIGH POC
7.5 Feb 29

Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable,

CVE-2024-25126 HIGH POC
7.5 Feb 29

Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable,

CVE-2020-8184 HIGH POC
7.5 Jun 19

A reliance on cookies without validation/integrity check security vulnerability exists in rack < 2.2.3, rack < 2.1.4 tha

CVE-2022-30123 CRITICAL
10.0 Dec 05

A sequence injection vulnerability exists in Rack <2.0.9.1, <2.1.4.1 and <2.2.3.1 which could allow is a possible shell

CVE-2025-25184 MEDIUM POC
5.7 Feb 12

Rack provides an interface for developing web applications in Ruby. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.7), this vulnerability

CVE-2026-25500 MEDIUM POC
5.4 Feb 18

Rack's Directory module fails to sanitize filenames when generating HTML directory listings, allowing attackers to craft

CVE-2020-8161 HIGH
8.6 Jul 02

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in rack < 2.2.0 that allows an attacker perform directory traversal vulnerabi

CVE-2013-0263 MEDIUM
5.1 Feb 08

Rack::Session::Cookie in Rack 1.5.x before 1.5.2, 1.4.x before 1.4.5, 1.3.x before 1.3.10, 1.2.x before 1.2.8, and 1.1.x

CVE-2025-46727 HIGH
7.5 May 07

Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable,

CVE-2015-3225 MEDIUM
5.0 Jul 26

lib/rack/utils.rb in Rack before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.2, as used with Ruby on Rails 3.x and 4.x and other products

CVE-2025-59830 HIGH
7.5 Sep 25

Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable,

Share

CVE-2018-16470 vulnerability details – vuln.today

This site uses cookies essential for authentication and security. No tracking or analytics cookies are used. Privacy Policy