Vulnerability advisory
GHSA-mpxf-gcw2-pw5q
actionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability
Also known as CVE-2013-6414
Severity
Severity not reported.
Affected versions
Description
actionpack/lib/action_view/lookup_context.rb in Action View in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.16 and 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a header containing an invalid MIME type that leads to excessive caching.
References
- Advisorynvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6414 ↗
- Packagegithub.com/rails/rails ↗
- Webgithub.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2013-6414.yml ↗
- Webgroups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/A-ebV4WxzKg ↗
- Webgroups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/A-ebV4WxzKg/KNPTbX8XAQUJ ↗
- Webpuppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6414 ↗
- Webweb.archive.org/web/20160421165124/http://secunia.com/advisories/57836 ↗
- Webweb.archive.org/web/20160808161629/https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6414 ↗
- Weblists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00079.html ↗
- Weblists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00081.html ↗
- Weblists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00082.html ↗
- Weblists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00003.html ↗
- Webrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1794.html ↗
- Webrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0008.html ↗
- Webrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1863.html ↗
- Webweblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released ↗
- Webwww.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2888 ↗
- Webwww.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release ↗