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GMS-2015-32: DoS by uploading files with a spoofed media type

September 30, 2015

It’s possible to cause a DoS by uploading files with a spoofed media type, because it causes megabytes of logging to be written.

References

  • github.com/thoughtbot/paperclip/pull/2017
  • github.com/thoughtbot/paperclip/pull/2126

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.2.2 before 4.3.6

Fixed versions

  • 4.3.6

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.3.6 or above.

Source file

gem/paperclip/GMS-2015-32.yml

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