CVE-2013-0183
CVE-2013-0183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rack Project Rack with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 4% (89th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-119
- Affected product: Rack Project Rack
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
multipart/parser.rb in Rack 1.3.x before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and out-of-memory error) via a long string in a Multipart HTTP packet.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-0183?
- multipart/parser.rb in Rack 1.3.x before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and out-of-memory error) via a long string in a Multipart HTTP packet.
- How severe is CVE-2013-0183?
- CVE-2013-0183 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2013-0183 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 4% (89th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2013-0183?
- CVE-2013-0183 primarily affects Rack Project Rack. In total, 11 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2013-0183?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2013-0183 published?
- CVE-2013-0183 was published on 2013-03-01 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00048.html
- http://rack.github.com/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0544.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0548.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2783
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895282
- https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/548b9af2dc0059f4c0c19728624448d84de450ff
- https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/f95113402b7239f225282806673e1b6424522b18
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rack-devel/-MWPHDeGWtI
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rack-devel/7ZKPNAjgRSs
Affected products (11)
- cpe:2.3:a:rack_project:rack:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rack_project:rack:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rack_project:rack:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rack_project:rack:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rack_project:rack:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rack_project:rack:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rack_project:rack:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rack_project:rack:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rack_project:rack:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rack_project:rack:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rack_project:rack:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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