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.
Published 2013-12-07 00:55:04
Updated 2019-08-08 15:42:46
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2013-6414

Threat overview for CVE-2013-6414

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2013-6414
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2013-6414 146
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-6414

23.91%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 97 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2013-6414

  • Ruby on Rails Action View MIME Memory Exhaustion
    Disclosure Date: 2013-12-04
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    auxiliary/dos/http/rails_action_view
    This module exploits a Denial of Service (DoS) condition in Action View that requires a controller action. By sending a specially crafted content-type header to a Rails application, it is possible for it to store the invalid MIME type, and may eventually consume all

CVSS scores for CVE-2013-6414

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2013-6414

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2013-6414

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