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CVE-2013-0156

active_support/core_ext/hash/conversions.rb in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.15, 3.0.x before 3.0.19, 3.1.x before 3.1.10, and 3.2.x before 3.2.11 does not properly restrict casts of string values, which allows remote attackers to conduct object-injection attacks and execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) involving nested XML entity references, by leveraging Action Pack support for (1) YAML type conversion or (2) Symbol type conversion.

Published

2013-01-13T22:55:00.947

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	rubyonrails	rails	< 3.2.11	Yes
Application	rubyonrails	ruby_on_rails	< 2.3.15	Yes
Application	rubyonrails	ruby_on_rails	< 3.0.19	Yes
Application	rubyonrails	ruby_on_rails	< 3.1.10	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	6.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes

References

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-13-036-01A Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0153.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0154.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0155.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/1/28/Rails-3-0-20-and-2-3-16-have-been-released/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2604 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/sw-sv-rcve-ror201301e.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.insinuator.net/2013/01/rails-yaml/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/380039 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/628463 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/01/09/serialization-mischief-in-ruby-land-cve-2013-0156 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/c1432d0f8c70e89d?dmode=source&output=gplain Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-0156 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-13-036-01A Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0153.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0154.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0155.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/1/28/Rails-3-0-20-and-2-3-16-have-been-released/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2604 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/sw-sv-rcve-ror201301e.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.insinuator.net/2013/01/rails-yaml/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/380039 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/628463 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/01/09/serialization-mischief-in-ruby-land-cve-2013-0156 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/c1432d0f8c70e89d?dmode=source&output=gplain Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-0156 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)