CVE-2012-3424
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2012-3424 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Client Tools | RHSA-2013:0582 | 2013-02-28 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.1 (rubygem-actionpack) | RHSA-2013:0154 | 2013-01-10 |
| Red Hat CloudForms System Engine 1 (rubygem-actionpack) | RHSA-2012:1542 | 2012-12-04 |
| Red Hat CloudForms Cloud Engine 1 (rubygem-actionpack) | RHSA-2012:1542 | 2012-12-04 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat CloudForms Tools 1 | rubygem-actionpack | Will not fix |
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