| Name | CVE-2013-0156 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-2604-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 697722, 697789, 697790 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| rails (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 2:6.0.3.7+dfsg-2+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2:6.1.7.3+dfsg-2~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 2:6.1.7.3+dfsg-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rails | source | squeeze | 2.3.5-1.2+squeeze4.1 | DSA-2604-1 | ||
| rails | source | (unstable) | 2.3.14.1 | high | 697722 | |
| ruby-activesupport-2.3 | source | (unstable) | 2.3.14-5 | 697789 | ||
| ruby-activesupport-3.2 | source | (unstable) | 3.2.6-5 | 697790 |
Starting with 2.3.14.1 rails is a transition package
http://www.insinuator.net/2013/01/rails-yaml/
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/08/14
experimental has 3.2.8-1 and should be affected too