CVE-2013-0156

NameCVE-2013-0156
Descriptionactive_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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2604-1
Debian Bugs697722, 697789, 697790

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
rails (PTS)buster2:5.2.2.1+dfsg-1+deb10u3fixed
buster (security)2:5.2.2.1+dfsg-1+deb10u5fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye2:6.0.3.7+dfsg-2+deb11u2fixed
bookworm2:6.1.7.3+dfsg-1fixed
sid, trixie2:6.1.7.3+dfsg-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
railssourcesqueeze2.3.5-1.2+squeeze4.1DSA-2604-1
railssource(unstable)2.3.14.1high697722
ruby-activesupport-2.3source(unstable)2.3.14-5697789
ruby-activesupport-3.2source(unstable)3.2.6-5697790

Notes

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

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