Vulnerability Details CVE-2012-3424
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.007
EPSS Ranking 71.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
Products affected by CVE-2012-3424
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.10
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.11
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.12
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.13
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.14
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.4
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.4
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.5
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.6
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.4
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.5
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.6
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:3.0.4