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CVE-2015-7581

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-7581 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Action Pack in Ruby on Rails versions 4.x before 4.2.5.1 and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1. An attacker can exploit this by leveraging an application's wildcard controller route, leading to superfluous caching and memory consumption. Rated as High severity (CVSS 7.5), it is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, resulting in a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

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
6.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0654 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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 (49)

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 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 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 6.7 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 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
View patch
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 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: 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-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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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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rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: actionpackFixed in: 4.2.5.1

Vendor Advisories (2)

rubygemsGHSA-9h6g-gp95-x3q5high

actionpack is vulnerable to denial of service because of a wildcard controller route

Oct 24, 2017
redhatCVE-2015-7581Moderate

rubygem-actionpack: Object leak vulnerability for wildcard controller routes 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/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/2016/01/25/16
securityfocus.com / bid/81677
securitytracker.com / id/1034816