CVE-2013-6414
actionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability
CVE-2013-6414 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Rubyonrails Rails, published December 7, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.7%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in actionpack 3.2.16.
- Severity
- 5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 20.7%EPSS, 97th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
3.2.16actionpack +8 more
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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
actionpackRubyGems | 3.0.0 up to 3.2.16 | 3.2.16 |
actionpackRubyGems | 4.0.0 up to 4.0.2 | 4.0.2 |
ruby-actionpack-3.2Debian:7 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs | before 3.2.6-6+deb7u1, plus listed versions 3.2.6-6 | 3.2.6-6+deb7u1 |
actionpackRubyGems | 3.0.0 up to 3.2.16, 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 | 3.2.16 |
actionpackRubyGems | 4.0.0 up to 4.0.2, plus listed versions 4.0.14.0.1.rc14.0.1.rc24.0.1.rc34.0.1.rc4 | 4.0.2 |
ruby193-rubygem-actionpackRed Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 | 1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-docRed Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 | 1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-actionpackRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 | 1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-docRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 | 1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Ruby on Rails Action View MIME Memory Exhaustion | 2013-12-04 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-6414- 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 ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-6414- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0274No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0274- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mpxf-gcw2-pw5qNo score
actionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability
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.
- Record
GHSA-mpxf-gcw2-pw5q- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mpxf-gcw2-pw5qNo score
actionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability
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.
- Record
GHSA-mpxf-gcw2-pw5q- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-6414No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6414- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0008.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00081.html
secunia.com/advisories/57836
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puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6414
weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released
groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/A-ebV4WxzKg/KNPTbX8XAQUJ
getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2888
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6414
web.archive.org/web/20160421165124/http://secunia.com/advisories/57836
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2013-6414.yml
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1794
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036409
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2013/rhsa-2013_1794.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4491
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6414
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/03/9
Left out here: 49 versions. The JSON record has them.