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CVE-2012-3424 Details

Description

The decode_credentials method in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.0.16, 3.1.x before 3.1.7, and 3.2.x before 3.2.7 converts Digest Authentication strings to symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by leveraging access to an application that uses a with_http_digest helper method, as demonstrated by the authenticate_or_request_with_http_digest method.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00046.html CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0154.html CVE
https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/244d32f2fa25147d?hl=en&dmode=source&output=gplain CVE
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2012/7/26/ann-rails-3-2-7-has-been-released/ CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00046.html [email protected]

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-287Improper Authentication[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
rubyonrails rails
3.0.0
3.0.0 beta
3.0.0 beta2
3.0.0 beta3
3.0.0 beta4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
rubyonrails ruby on rails
3.0.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-3424
NVD Published Date:
Aug 8, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-3424 Details - Not Deferred