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CVE-2013-4389
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in log_subscriber.rb files in the log subscriber component in Action Mailer in Ruby on Rails 3.x…
Medium4.3EPSS 3.1%
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- redhat
Description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in log_subscriber.rb files in the log subscriber component in Action Mailer in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.15 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted e-mail address that is improperly handled during construction of a log message.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- RubyGemsactionmailerGHSA-rg5m-3fqp-6px8 (opens in a new tab)
References (6)
- DSA-2887 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0009 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [ruby-security-ann] 20131016 Possible DoS Vulnerability in Action Mailer (CVE-2013-4389) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1931 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1928 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-2888 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-rg5m-3fqp-6px8 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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