CVE-2012-3424
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-3424 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-08-08 10:26:19 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.0 | beta | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.0 | rc | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.1 | pre | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.10 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.12 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.13 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.2 | pre | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.5 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.6 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.7 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.7 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.8 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.8 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.8 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.8 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.9 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.9 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.9 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.9 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.9 | rc5 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | rc5 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | rc6 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | rc7 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.0 | rc8 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.1 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.1 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.2 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.5 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.3 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.0.4 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Groups | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | groups.google.com | |
| Riding Rails: Rails version 3.2.7 has been released! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | weblog.rubyonrails.org | |
| openSUSE-SU-2012:1066-1: moderate: update for rubygem-actionmailer-3_2, | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.