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.
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EUVD-2017-0197 | 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. |
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GHSA-92w9-2pqw-rhjj | actionpack Improper Authentication vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.401Z
Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-3424

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-08-08T10:26:19.063
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2012-3424


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