{"id":"CVE-2024-39316","aliases":["EUVD-2024-2325","GHSA-cj83-2ww7-mvq7"],"status":"published","title":"Rack ReDoS Vulnerability in HTTP Accept Headers Parsing","description":"Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Starting in version 3.1.0 and prior to version 3.1.5, Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the `Rack::Request::Helpers` module when parsing HTTP Accept headers. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker sending specially crafted `Accept-Encoding` or `Accept-Language` headers, causing the server to spend excessive time processing the request and leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). The fix for CVE-2024-26146 was not applied to the main branch and thus while the issue was fixed for the Rack v3.0 release series, it was not fixed in the v3.1 release series until v3.1.5. Users of versions on the 3.1 branch should upgrade to version 3.1.5 to receive the fix.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00856,"percentile":0.58824,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-1333"],"published":"2024-07-02T15:57:39Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:07Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","package":"rack","fixed_in":["3.1.5"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"RubyGems","package":"rack","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.1.0"},{"fixed":"3.1.5"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"RubyGems","package":"rack","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.1.0"},{"fixed":"3.1.5"}]}],"versions":["3.1.0","3.1.1","3.1.2","3.1.3","3.1.4"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"rack","product":"rack"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/rack/rack/security/advisories/GHSA-cj83-2ww7-mvq7","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/rack/rack/security/advisories/GHSA-54rr-7fvw-6x8f","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Not Applicable","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/412c980450ca729ee37f90a2661f166a9665e058","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39316","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rack/CVE-2024-39316.yml","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://advisory.dw1.io/61","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cj83-2ww7-mvq7"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/39xxx/CVE-2024-39316.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/rack/rack","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2024-39316","title":"Rack ReDoS Vulnerability in HTTP Accept Headers Parsing","description":"Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Starting in version 3.1.0 and prior to version 3.1.5, Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the `Rack::Request::Helpers` module when parsing HTTP Accept headers. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker sending specially crafted `Accept-Encoding` or `Accept-Language` headers, causing the server to spend excessive time processing the request and leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). The fix for CVE-2024-26146 was not applied to the main branch and thus while the issue was fixed for the Rack v3.0 release series, it was not fixed in the v3.1 release series until v3.1.5. Users of versions on the 3.1 branch should upgrade to version 3.1.5 to receive the fix.","status":"published","published":"2024-07-02T15:57:39.107Z","modified":"2024-08-02T04:19:20.629Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-1333"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:19.28149Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2024-2325","description":"Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Starting in version 3.1.0 and prior to version 3.1.5, Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the `Rack::Request::Helpers` module when parsing HTTP Accept headers. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker sending specially crafted `Accept-Encoding` or `Accept-Language` headers, causing the server to spend excessive time processing the request and leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). The fix for CVE-2024-26146 was not applied to the main branch and thus while the issue was fixed for the Rack v3.0 release series, it was not fixed in the v3.1 release series until v3.1.5. Users of versions on the 3.1 branch should upgrade to version 3.1.5 to receive the fix.","status":"published","published":"2024-07-02T15:57:39Z","modified":"2024-08-02T04:19:20Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:50:18.462935Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-cj83-2ww7-mvq7","title":"Rack ReDoS Vulnerability in HTTP Accept Headers Parsing","description":"### Summary\n\nA Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the `Rack::Request::Helpers` module when parsing HTTP Accept headers. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker sending specially crafted `Accept-Encoding` or `Accept-Language` headers, causing the server to spend excessive time processing the request and leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).\n\n### Details\n\nThe fix for https://github.com/rack/rack/security/advisories/GHSA-54rr-7fvw-6x8f was not applied to the main branch and thus while the issue was fixed for the Rack v3.0 release series, it was not fixed in the v3.1 release series until v3.1.5.","status":"published","published":"2024-07-03T17:03:45Z","modified":"2024-11-05T18:12:50Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-1333"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:38:16.477822Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2024-39316","description":"Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Starting in version 3.1.0 and prior to version 3.1.5, Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the `Rack::Request::Helpers` module when parsing HTTP Accept headers. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker sending specially crafted `Accept-Encoding` or `Accept-Language` headers, causing the server to spend excessive time processing the request and leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). The fix for CVE-2024-26146 was not applied to the main branch and thus while the issue was fixed for the Rack v3.0 release series, it was not fixed in the v3.1 release series until v3.1.5. Users of versions on the 3.1 branch should upgrade to version 3.1.5 to receive the fix.","status":"published","published":"2024-07-02T16:15:04.753Z","modified":"2026-06-17T07:41:42.08Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-1333"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:10:10.545705Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2024-39316","title":"Rack ReDoS Vulnerability in HTTP Accept Headers Parsing","description":"Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Starting in version 3.1.0 and prior to version 3.1.5, Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the `Rack::Request::Helpers` module when parsing HTTP Accept headers. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker sending specially crafted `Accept-Encoding` or `Accept-Language` headers, causing the server to spend excessive time processing the request and leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). The fix for CVE-2024-26146 was not applied to the main branch and thus while the issue was fixed for the Rack v3.0 release series, it was not fixed in the v3.1 release series until v3.1.5. Users of versions on the 3.1 branch should upgrade to version 3.1.5 to receive the fix.","status":"published","published":"2024-07-02T15:57:39.107Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:07.50713224Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-1333"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:41.618074Z"},{"id":"GHSA-cj83-2ww7-mvq7","title":"Rack ReDoS Vulnerability in HTTP Accept Headers Parsing","description":"### Summary\n\nA Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the `Rack::Request::Helpers` module when parsing HTTP Accept headers. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker sending specially crafted `Accept-Encoding` or `Accept-Language` headers, causing the server to spend excessive time processing the request and leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).\n\n### Details\n\nThe fix for https://github.com/rack/rack/security/advisories/GHSA-54rr-7fvw-6x8f was not applied to the main branch and thus while the issue was fixed for the Rack v3.0 release series, it was not fixed in the v3.1 release series until v3.1.5.","status":"published","published":"2024-07-03T17:03:45Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:42:02.76414Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-1333"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:45.28161Z"}]}}