GHSA-3pxh-h8hw-mj8w: rack fixed in 1.4.3 and 1.3.8

GHSA-3pxh-h8hw-mj8w PUBLISHED CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH

Rack rubygems receiving excessively long lines triggers out-of-memory error

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published October 24, 2017

rack is fixed in 1.4.3 and 1.3.8 (RubyGems)

Rack rubygems receiving excessively long lines triggers out-of-memory error

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
rack	RubyGems	1.4.3, 1.3.8

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

8.699999809265137

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
RubyGems	rack	1.3.0, 1.4.0
RubyGems	rack

Timeline

Oct 24, 2017 CVE Published
May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
May 19, 2026 Security Advisory

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