CVE-2013-6414
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2013-6414 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2013-12-07 00:55:03 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS: 0.708430000 probability, percentile 0.987120000 (date 2026-04-29)
Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.0 | beta | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.0 | rc | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.1 | pre | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.10 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.12 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.13 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.2 | pre | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.5 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.6 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.7 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.7 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.8 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.8 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.8 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.8 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.9 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.9 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.9 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.9 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.9 | rc5 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | rc5 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | rc6 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | rc7 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | rc8 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.1 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.1 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.2 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.5 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.13 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.13 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.3 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.0 | beta | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | All | - | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.2.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.2.14 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.2.14 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.2.15 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.2.15 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| openSUSE-SU-2013:1904-1: moderate: update for rubygem-actionpack-3_2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2888-1 ruby-actionpack-3.2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| openSUSE-SU-2013:1906-1: moderate: update for rubygem-actionpack-3_2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| openSUSE-SU-2013:1907-1: moderate: update for rubygem-actionpack-3_2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Enterprise Chef 11.1.3 Release | Chef Blog | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.getchef.com | |
| openSUSE-SU-2014:0009-1: moderate: update for rubygem-actionpack-3_2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Riding Rails: Rails 3.2.16 and 4.0.2 have been released! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | weblog.rubyonrails.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| groups.google.com/forum/message/raw | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | groups.google.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| CVE-2013-6414 | Puppet | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | puppet.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
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