actionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability (GHSA-mpxf-gcw2-pw5q)
Published: 2017-10-24T18:33:37Z
Aliases: CVE-2013-6414
Severity: MODERATE · CWE: CWE-20

`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.

Affected packages:
package: ecosystem: RubyGems
name: actionpack
ranges: type: ECOSYSTEM
events: introduced: 3.0.0
fixed: 3.2.16
package: ecosystem: RubyGems
name: actionpack
ranges: type: ECOSYSTEM
events: introduced: 4.0.0
fixed: 4.0.2