CVE-2023-27539 (GCVE-0-2023-27539)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-09 00:33 – Updated: 2025-01-09 21:24
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
There is a denial of service vulnerability in the header parsing component of Rack.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-09 21:22 UTC
Assigner
References
7 references
Impacted products
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