CVE-2013-6414

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 70.84% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory rubyonrails.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0008.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00081.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57836 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00082.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00079.html vendor advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6414
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released/ patch vendor advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/A-ebV4WxzKg/KNPTbX8XAQUJ mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1863.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1794.html vendor advisory
http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release/
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2888 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6414?
CVE-2013-6414 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-6414?
To fix CVE-2013-6414, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-6414 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-6414 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~71% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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