Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Puma - CVE-2019-16770
Published: May 17, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89623
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16770
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to poorly-behaved client could use keepalive requests to monopolize Puma's reactor and create a denial of service attack. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Affected software
Puma
Operational Decision Manager
Operational Decision Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16770
Install updates from vendor's website.
Puma - addressed in versions 3.12.2, 4.3.1
Operational Decision Manager - addressed in versions 8.10.5.2 Interim fix 1, 8.11.0.1 Interim fix 30, 8.11.1 Interim fix 24, 8.12.0.1 Interim fix 5
Operational Decision Manager - addressed in versions 8.10.5.2 Interim fix 1, 8.11.0.1 Interim fix 30, 8.11.1 Interim fix 24, 8.12.0.1 Interim fix 5