CVE-2014-0082
actionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability
CVE-2014-0082 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Rubyonrails Rails, published February 20, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.19%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in actionpack 3.2.17.
actionpack/lib/action_view/template/text.rb in Action View in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.17 converts MIME type strings to symbols during use of the :text option to the render method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by including these strings in headers.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
actionpack/lib/action_view/template/text.rb in Action View in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.17 converts MIME type strings to symbols during use of the :text option to the render method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by including these strings in headers.
- Record
CVE-2014-0082- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
actionpack/lib/action_view/template/text.rb in Action View in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.17 converts MIME type strings to symbols during use of the :text option to the render method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by including these strings in headers.
- Record
CVE-2014-0082- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0186 No score
actionpack/lib/action_view/template/text.rb in Action View in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.17 converts MIME type strings to symbols during use of the :text option to the render method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by including these strings in headers.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0186- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7cgp-c3g7-qvrw No score
actionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability
actionpack/lib/action_view/template/text.rb in Action View in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.17 converts MIME type strings to symbols during use of the :text option to the render method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by including these strings in headers.
- Record
GHSA-7cgp-c3g7-qvrw- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
actionpack/lib/action_view/template/text.rb in Action View in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.17 converts MIME type strings to symbols during use of the :text option to the render method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by including these strings in headers.
- Record
CVE-2014-0082- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-0082 No score
actionpack/lib/action_view/template/text.rb in Action View in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.17 converts MIME type strings to symbols during use of the :text option to the render method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by including these strings in headers.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0082- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7cgp-c3g7-qvrw No score
actionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability
actionpack/lib/action_view/template/text.rb in Action View in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.17 converts MIME type strings to symbols during use of the :text option to the render method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by including these strings in headers.
- Record
GHSA-7cgp-c3g7-qvrw- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
actionpackRubyGems |
3.0.0 up to 3.2.17 | 3.2.17 |
railsDebian:12 |
before 2.3.14.1 | 2.3.14.1 |
railsDebian:13 |
before 2.3.14.1 | 2.3.14.1 |
railsDebian:14 |
before 2.3.14.1 | 2.3.14.1 |
ruby-actionpack-3.2Debian:7 |
before 3.2.6-6+deb7u2, plus listed versions 3.2.6-63.2.6-6+deb7u1 |
3.2.6-6+deb7u2 |
actionpackRubyGems |
3.0.0 up to 3.2.17, plus listed versions 3.0.13.0.103.0.10.rc13.0.113.0.12 Show 45 moreShow less3.0.12.rc13.0.133.0.13.rc13.0.143.0.153.0.163.0.173.0.183.0.193.0.23.0.203.0.33.0.43.0.4.rc13.0.53.0.5.rc13.0.63.0.6.rc13.0.6.rc23.0.73.0.7.rc13.0.7.rc23.0.83.0.8.rc13.0.8.rc23.0.8.rc43.0.93.0.9.rc13.0.9.rc33.0.9.rc43.0.9.rc53.1.03.1.0.beta13.1.0.rc13.1.0.rc23.1.0.rc33.1.0.rc43.1.0.rc53.1.0.rc63.1.0.rc83.1.13.1.1.rc13.1.1.rc23.1.1.rc33.1.10 |
3.2.17 |
cfmeRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:5.2.2.3-1.el6cf | 0:5.2.2.3-1.el6cf |
cfme-applianceRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:5.2.2.3-1.el6cf | 0:5.2.2.3-1.el6cf |
cfme-debuginfoRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:5.2.2.3-1.el6cf | 0:5.2.2.3-1.el6cf |
cfme-libRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:5.2.2.3-1.el6cf | 0:5.2.2.3-1.el6cf |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mingw32-cfme-hostRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:5.2.2.3-1.el6cf | 0:5.2.2.3-1.el6cf |
ruby193-rubyRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.9.3.448-40.1.el6 | 0:1.9.3.448-40.1.el6 |
ruby193-ruby-debuginfoRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.9.3.448-40.1.el6 | 0:1.9.3.448-40.1.el6 |
ruby193-ruby-develRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.9.3.448-40.1.el6 | 0:1.9.3.448-40.1.el6 |
ruby193-ruby-irbRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.9.3.448-40.1.el6 | 0:1.9.3.448-40.1.el6 |
ruby193-ruby-libsRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.9.3.448-40.1.el6 | 0:1.9.3.448-40.1.el6 |
ruby193-ruby-tcltkRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.9.3.448-40.1.el6 | 0:1.9.3.448-40.1.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-actionpackRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 1:3.2.13-5.el6cf | 1:3.2.13-5.el6cf |
ruby193-rubygem-amq-protocolRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.9.2-3.el6cf | 0:1.9.2-3.el6cf |
ruby193-rubygem-amq-protocol-docRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.9.2-3.el6cf | 0:1.9.2-3.el6cf |
ruby193-rubygem-bigdecimalRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.1.0-40.1.el6 | 0:1.1.0-40.1.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-bunnyRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.0.7-1.el6cf | 0:1.0.7-1.el6cf |
ruby193-rubygem-bunny-docRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.0.7-1.el6cf | 0:1.0.7-1.el6cf |
ruby193-rubygem-exconRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:0.31.0-1.el6cf | 0:0.31.0-1.el6cf |
ruby193-rubygem-fogRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.19.0-1.el6cf | 0:1.19.0-1.el6cf |
ruby193-rubygem-io-consoleRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:0.3-40.1.el6 | 0:0.3-40.1.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-linux_adminRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:0.7.0-1.el6cf | 0:0.7.0-1.el6cf |
ruby193-rubygem-more_core_extensionsRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.1.2-1.el6cf | 0:1.1.2-1.el6cf |
ruby193-rubygem-nokogiriRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.5.6-3.el6cf | 0:1.5.6-3.el6cf |
ruby193-rubygem-nokogiri-debuginfoRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.5.6-3.el6cf | 0:1.5.6-3.el6cf |
ruby193-rubygemsRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.8.23-40.1.el6 | 0:1.8.23-40.1.el6 |
ruby193-rubygems-develRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 |
before 0:1.8.23-40.1.el6 | 0:1.8.23-40.1.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-actionpackRed Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 |
before 1:3.2.8-5.3.el6 | 1:3.2.8-5.3.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-docRed Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 |
before 1:3.2.8-5.3.el6 | 1:3.2.8-5.3.el6 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/LMxO_3_eCuc/ozGBEhKaJbIJ
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0215.html
secunia.com/advisories/57836
puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-0082
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00081.html
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openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/18/10
getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0082
web.archive.org/web/20201207044540/https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/LMxO_3_eCuc/ozGBEhKaJbIJ
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2014-0082.yml
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0082
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0215
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033460
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2014/rhsa-2014_0215.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0186
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