CVE-2023-27539

mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.011 · 64 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.06% (64th) EPSS
CVSS 5.3 · medium
Is it mine?
27 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

There is a denial of service vulnerability in the header parsing component of Rack.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • Fixedruby4.0-rubygem-rack-2.2-0:2.2.22-1.1.aarch64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedruby4.0-rubygem-rack-2.2-0:2.2.22-1.1.ppc64le as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedruby4.0-rubygem-rack-2.2-0:2.2.22-1.1.s390x as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedruby4.0-rubygem-rack-2.2-0:2.2.22-1.1.x86_64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedruby4.0-rubygem-rack-0:3.1.18-1.3.aarch64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedruby4.0-rubygem-rack-0:3.1.18-1.3.ppc64le as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedruby4.0-rubygem-rack-0:3.1.18-1.3.s390x as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedruby4.0-rubygem-rack-0:3.1.18-1.3.x86_64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.3
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4
v3.15.3mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4
v3.14.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · SUSE Product Security
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-1333US
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affected products (27)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 27
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advisories (5)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-0632Ruby on Rails: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-03-13csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Ruby on Rails ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen, unbekannte Auswirkungen zu verursachen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-2101genua genucenter: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-08-20csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in genua genucenter ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren, um Cross-Site Scripting Angriffe durchzuführen oder um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.

  • openSUSE-SU-2026:10286-1ruby4.0-rubygem-rack-2.2-2.2.22-1.1 on GA media2026-03-04csaf · suse_csafDE

    ruby4.0-rubygem-rack-2.2-2.2.22-1.1 on GA media

  • openSUSE-SU-2026:10358-1ruby4.0-rubygem-rack-3.1.18-1.3 on GA media2026-03-13csaf · suse_csafDE

    ruby4.0-rubygem-rack-3.1.18-1.3 on GA media

  • GHSA-c6qg-cjj8-47qpPossible Denial of Service Vulnerability in Rack's header parsing2023-03-15ghsa · osvUS

    There is a denial of service vulnerability in the header parsing component of Rack. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2023-27539. Versions Affected: >= 2.0.0 Not affected: None. Fixed Versions: 2.2.6.4, 3.0.6.1 # Impact Carefully crafted input can cause header parsing in Rack to take an unexpected amount of time, possibly resulting in a denial of service attack vector. Any applications that parse headers using Rack (virtually all Rails applications) are impacted. # Workarounds Setting Regexp.timeout in Ruby 3.2 is a possible workaround.

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundsuse_csafosvNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2025-01-09modified 2026-06-17
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references (26)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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