Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20160751000
Revision Date:2016-02-15Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-0751 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/mime_type.rb in Action Pack in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 does not properly restrict use of the MIME type cache, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted HTTP Accept header.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-0751
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'rails' package in xenial is not affected (note: '2:4.2.5.1-1').
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