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CVE-2016-0751

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0751 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Action Pack in Ruby on Rails versions before 3.2.22.1, 4.1.14.1, 4.2.5.1, and 5.0.0.beta1.1. An attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted HTTP Accept header, leading to excessive memory consumption. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, resulting in a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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 Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0973 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (73)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUSFixed in: ror40-rubygem-activesupport-1:4.0.2-4.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activesupport-1:4.1.5-3.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-7.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: ror40-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.0.2-6.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: ror40-rubygem-activesupport-1:4.0.2-4.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-16.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-activerecord-1:3.2.8-11.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-activesupport-1:3.2.8-6.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.1.5-3.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-4.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activemodel-0:4.1.5-2.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.1.5-2.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activesupport-1:4.1.5-3.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-7.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ror40-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.0.2-6.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ror40-rubygem-activesupport-1:4.0.2-4.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-16.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-activerecord-1:3.2.8-11.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-activesupport-1:3.2.8-6.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.1.5-3.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-4.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activemodel-0:4.1.5-2.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.1.5-2.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activesupport-1:4.1.5-3.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUSFixed in: ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-7.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUSFixed in: ror40-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.0.2-6.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUSFixed in: ror40-rubygem-activesupport-1:4.0.2-4.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUSFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-16.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUSFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-activerecord-1:3.2.8-11.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUSFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-activesupport-1:3.2.8-6.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.1.5-3.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-4.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activemodel-0:4.1.5-2.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.1.5-2.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activesupport-1:4.1.5-3.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-7.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: ror40-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.0.2-6.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: ror40-rubygem-activesupport-1:4.0.2-4.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-16.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-activerecord-1:3.2.8-11.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-activesupport-1:3.2.8-6.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.1.5-3.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-4.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activemodel-0:4.1.5-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.1.5-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activesupport-1:4.1.5-3.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-7.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ror40-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.0.2-6.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ror40-rubygem-activesupport-1:4.0.2-4.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-16.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-activerecord-1:3.2.8-11.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-activesupport-1:3.2.8-6.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.1.5-3.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-4.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activemodel-0:4.1.5-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.1.5-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activesupport-1:4.1.5-3.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUSFixed in: ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-7.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUSFixed in: ror40-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.0.2-6.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUSFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-16.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUSFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-activerecord-1:3.2.8-11.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUSFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-activesupport-1:3.2.8-6.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.1.5-3.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-4.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activemodel-0:4.1.5-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: rh-ror41-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.1.5-2.el7
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rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: actionpackFixed in: 4.2.5.1
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: actionpackFixed in: 4.1.14.1
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: actionpackFixed in: 3.2.22.1
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: CloudForms Management Engine 5.2Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-actionpack
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Subscription Asset ManagerFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-actionpack
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Subscription Asset ManagerFixed in: rubygem-actionpack
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: CloudForms Management Engine 5.3Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-actionpack

Vendor Advisories (2)

rubygemsGHSA-ffpv-c4hm-3x6vhigh

actionpack is vulnerable to denial of service via a crafted HTTP Accept header

Oct 24, 2017
redhatCVE-2016-0751Moderate

rubygem-actionpack: possible object leak and denial of service attack in Action Pack

Jan 25, 2016

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178043.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178067.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html
groups.google.com / forum/message/raw
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3464
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/9
securityfocus.com / bid/81800
securitytracker.com / id/1034816