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 consumption) by including these strings in headers.

Published: 2014-02-20 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-0082 is rated Moderate Risk (52.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.19%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0082

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 6.46% 6.19% -0.26%
2 2026-03-04 1.62% 6.46% +4.84%
3 2026-03-01 — 1.62% —

Full EPSS history (40 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0082

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0082

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-0082

GHSA-7cgp-c3g7-qvrw · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: rubygems — actionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0082

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-0082 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (rails), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0082
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0082
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0082 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (rails, rails-4.0, ruby-actionpack-2.3, ruby-actionpack-3.2), 64 status rows across 16 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 40, not-affected 15, ignored 7, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0082

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0082

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rubyonrails rails 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0082

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