GHSA-MPXF-GCW2-PW5Q

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2017-10-24 18:33 – Updated: 2023-07-31 18:14
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Summary
actionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "actionpack"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "3.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.2.16"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "actionpack"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.0.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2013-6414"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:46:47Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2013-12-07T00:55:03Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "`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.",
  "id": "GHSA-mpxf-gcw2-pw5q",
  "modified": "2023-07-31T18:14:44Z",
  "published": "2017-10-24T18:33:37Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6414"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/rails/rails"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2013-6414.yml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/A-ebV4WxzKg"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/A-ebV4WxzKg/KNPTbX8XAQUJ"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6414"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160421165124/http://secunia.com/advisories/57836"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160808161629/https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6414"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00079.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00081.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00082.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00003.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1794.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0008.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1863.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2888"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "actionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability"
}



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