SB2013041203 - Input validation error in ruby-activerecord (Alpine package)
Published: April 12, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013041203
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1854)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The Active Record component in Ruby on Rails 2.3.x before 2.3.18, 3.1.x before 3.1.12, and 3.2.x before 3.2.13 processes certain queries by converting hash keys to symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input to a where method.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.