CVE-2013-0333
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
lib/active_support/json/backends/yaml.rb in Ruby on Rails 2.3.x before 2.3.16 and 3.0.x before 3.0.20 does not properly convert JSON data to YAML data for processing by a YAML parser, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, conduct SQL injection attacks, or bypass authentication via crafted data that triggers unsafe decoding, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0156.
Find out more about CVE-2013-0333 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
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-2013:0203 | 2013-01-29 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Client Tools (rubygem-activesupport) | RHSA-2013:0202 | 2013-01-28 |
| Red Hat CloudForms System Engine 1 (rubygem-activesupport) | RHSA-2013:0203 | 2013-01-29 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.1 (rubygem-activesupport) | RHSA-2013:0201 | 2013-01-28 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1 | ruby193-rubygem-activesupport | Not affected |
| Red Hat CloudForms Tools 1 | rubygem-activesupport | Will not fix |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Ruby on Rails upstream for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Lawrence Pit of Mirror42 as the original reporter.External References
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