CVE-2013-6414

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.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

20.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

Published

2013-12-07

Updated

2024-08-06

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/http/rails_action_view.rb

Security advisories

• http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released
• advisories/GHSA-mpxf-gcw2-pw5q

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry