GHSA-mpxf-gcw2-pw5q
actionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | actionpack | >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.16 | 3.2.16 |
| RubyGems | actionpack | >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.2 | 4.0.2 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
`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
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6414
- https://github.com/rails/rails
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2013-6414.yml
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/A-ebV4WxzKg
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/A-ebV4WxzKg/KNPTbX8XAQUJ
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6414
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160421165124/http://secunia.com/advisories/57836
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160808161629/https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6414
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00079.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00081.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00082.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00003.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1794.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0008.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1863.html
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2888
- http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release