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CVE-2012-3424

Improper Authentication

Published: Aug 08, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
4.3 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3424
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

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.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
RailsRubyonrails3.0.0 (including)3.0.0 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.0-beta (including)3.0.0-beta (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.0-beta2 (including)3.0.0-beta2 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.0-beta3 (including)3.0.0-beta3 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.0-beta4 (including)3.0.0-beta4 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.0-rc (including)3.0.0-rc (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.0-rc2 (including)3.0.0-rc2 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.1 (including)3.0.1 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.1-pre (including)3.0.1-pre (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.2 (including)3.0.2 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.2-pre (including)3.0.2-pre (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.3 (including)3.0.3 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.4-rc1 (including)3.0.4-rc1 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.5 (including)3.0.5 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.5-rc1 (including)3.0.5-rc1 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.6 (including)3.0.6 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.6-rc1 (including)3.0.6-rc1 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.6-rc2 (including)3.0.6-rc2 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.7 (including)3.0.7 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.7-rc1 (including)3.0.7-rc1 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.7-rc2 (including)3.0.7-rc2 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.8 (including)3.0.8 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.8-rc1 (including)3.0.8-rc1 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.8-rc2 (including)3.0.8-rc2 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.8-rc3 (including)3.0.8-rc3 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.8-rc4 (including)3.0.8-rc4 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.9 (including)3.0.9 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.9-rc1 (including)3.0.9-rc1 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.9-rc2 (including)3.0.9-rc2 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.9-rc3 (including)3.0.9-rc3 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.9-rc4 (including)3.0.9-rc4 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.9-rc5 (including)3.0.9-rc5 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.10 (including)3.0.10 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.10-rc1 (including)3.0.10-rc1 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.11 (including)3.0.11 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.12 (including)3.0.12 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.12-rc1 (including)3.0.12-rc1 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.13 (including)3.0.13 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.13-rc1 (including)3.0.13-rc1 (including)
RailsRubyonrails3.0.14 (including)3.0.14 (including)
Ruby_on_railsRubyonrails3.0.4 (including)3.0.4 (including)
CloudForms for RHEL 6RedHatconverge-ui-devel-0:1.0.4-1.el6cf*
CloudForms for RHEL 6RedHatpuppet-0:2.6.17-2.el6cf*
CloudForms for RHEL 6RedHatrubygem-actionpack-1:3.0.10-10.el6cf*
CloudForms for RHEL 6RedHatrubygem-activerecord-1:3.0.10-6.el6cf*
CloudForms for RHEL 6RedHatrubygem-activesupport-1:3.0.10-4.el6cf*
CloudForms for RHEL 6RedHatrubygem-chunky_png-0:1.2.0-3.el6cf*
CloudForms for RHEL 6RedHatrubygem-compass-0:0.11.5-2.el6cf*
CloudForms for RHEL 6RedHatrubygem-compass-960-plugin-0:0.10.4-2.el6cf*
CloudForms for RHEL 6RedHatrubygem-delayed_job-0:2.1.4-2.el6cf*
CloudForms for RHEL 6RedHatrubygem-ldap_fluff-0:0.1.3-1.el6_3*
CloudForms for RHEL 6RedHatrubygem-mail-0:2.3.0-3.el6cf*
CloudForms for RHEL 6RedHatrubygem-net-ldap-0:0.1.1-3.el6cf*
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.1RedHatrubygem-actionpack-1:3.0.10-11.el6cf*
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.1RedHatrubygem-activerecord-1:3.0.10-8.el6cf*
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.1RedHatrubygem-activesupport-1:3.0.10-5.el6cf*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatgraphviz-0:2.26.0-10.el6*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-console-0:0.0.16-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-origin-broker-0:1.0.11-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-origin-broker-util-0:1.0.15-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-origin-cartridge-cron-1.4-0:1.0.3-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-origin-cartridge-diy-0.1-0:1.0.3-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-origin-cartridge-haproxy-1.4-0:1.0.4-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-origin-cartridge-jbosseap-6.0-0:1.0.4-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-origin-cartridge-jbossews-1.0-0:1.0.13-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins-1.4-0:1.0.2-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins-client-1.4-0:1.0.2-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-origin-cartridge-mysql-5.1-0:1.0.5-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-origin-cartridge-perl-5.10-0:1.0.3-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-origin-cartridge-php-5.3-0:1.0.5-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-origin-cartridge-postgresql-8.4-0:1.0.3-2.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-origin-cartridge-ruby-1.8-0:1.0.7-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-origin-cartridge-ruby-1.9-scl-0:1.0.8-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatopenshift-origin-msg-node-mcollective-0:1.0.3-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatphp-0:5.3.3-22.el6*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatruby193-ruby-0:1.9.3.327-25.el6*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-3.el6*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatruby193-rubygem-activemodel-0:3.2.8-2.el6*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatruby193-rubygem-activerecord-1:3.2.8-3.el6*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatruby193-rubygem-railties-0:3.2.8-2.el6*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatruby193-rubygem-ruby_parser-0:2.3.1-3.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatrubygem-actionpack-1:3.0.13-4.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatrubygem-activemodel-0:3.0.13-3.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatrubygem-activerecord-1:3.0.13-5.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatrubygem-bson-0:1.8.1-2.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatrubygem-mongo-0:1.8.1-2.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatrubygem-openshift-origin-auth-remote-user-0:1.0.5-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatrubygem-openshift-origin-console-0:1.0.10-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatrubygem-openshift-origin-controller-0:1.0.12-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatrubygem-openshift-origin-node-0:1.0.11-1.el6op*
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift EnterpriseRedHatrubygem-ruby_parser-0:2.0.4-6.el6op*
Ruby-rails-3.2Ubuntuquantal*
Ruby-rails-3.2Ubunturaring*
Ruby-rails-3.2Ubuntusaucy*
Ruby-rails-3.2Ubuntutrusty*

Potential Mitigations

References

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