CVE-2013-0156
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
active_support/core_ext/hash/conversions.rb in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.15, 3.0.x before 3.0.19, 3.1.x before 3.1.10, and 3.2.x before 3.2.11 does not properly restrict casts of string values, which allows remote attackers to conduct object-injection attacks and execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) involving nested XML entity references, by leveraging Action Pack support for (1) YAML type conversion or (2) Symbol type conversion.
Find out more about CVE-2013-0156 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
For details of affected products and workarounds see https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/node/290903
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 7.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat CloudForms Cloud Engine 1 (rubygem-activesupport) | RHSA-2013:0155 | 2013-01-10 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Client Tools | RHSA-2013:0153 | 2013-01-10 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.1 (rubygem-activesupport) | RHSA-2013:0154 | 2013-01-10 |
| Red Hat CloudForms System Engine 1 (rubygem-activesupport) | RHSA-2013:0155 | 2013-01-10 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat CloudForms Tools 1 | rubygem-activesupport | Affected |
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