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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2014-0082

actionpack/lib/action_view/template/text.rb in Action View in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.17 converts MIME type strings to symbols during use of the :text option to the render method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 6.19%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.19%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

actionpack/lib/action_view/template/text.rb in Action View in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.17 converts MIME type strings to symbols during use of the :text option to the render method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by including these strings in headers.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
6.19% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
rubyonrails/rails · rubyonrails/ruby on rails
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.