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CVE-2025-61772

HIGH

Rack's multipart parser buffers unbounded per-part headers, enabling DoS (memory exhaustion)

Published October 7, 2025Updated February 4, 2026Source: osv

Summary

## Summary `Rack::Multipart::Parser` can accumulate unbounded data when a multipart part’s header block never terminates with the required blank line (`CRLFCRLF`). The parser keeps appending incoming bytes to memory without a size cap, allowing a remote attacker to exhaust memory and cause a denial of service (DoS). ## Details While reading multipart headers, the parser waits for `CRLFCRLF` using: ```ruby @sbuf.scan_until(/(.*?\r\n)\r\n/m) ``` If the terminator never appears, it continues appending data (`@sbuf.concat(content)`) indefinitely. There is no limit on accumulated header bytes, so a single malformed part can consume memory proportional to the request body size. ## Impact Attackers can send incomplete multipart headers to trigger high memory use, leading to process termination (OOM) or severe slowdown. The effect scales with request size limits and concurrency. All applications handling multipart uploads may be affected. ## Mitigation * Upgrade to a patched Rack version that caps per-part header size (e.g., 64 KiB). * Until then, restrict maximum request sizes at the proxy or web server layer (e.g., Nginx `client_max_body_size`).

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update rack to 2.2.19 or later
gem install rack -v 2.2.19
Bundler
Update rack to 3.1.17 or later
gem install rack -v 3.1.17
Bundler
Update rack to 3.2.2 or later
gem install rack -v 3.2.2

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (3)

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
rack
rubygems
0.1.0, 0.2.0, 0.3.0, 0.4.0 (+115 more)2.2.19
rack
rubygems
3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.10, 3.1.11 (+13 more)3.1.17
rack
rubygems
3.2.0, 3.2.13.2.2

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-400
    Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-61772?
Rack's multipart parser buffers unbounded per-part headers, enabling DoS (memory exhaustion) This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-61772?
CVE-2025-61772 affects rack. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-61772 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.5

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-wpv5-97wm-hp9c

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