Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.19 format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.19. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes format string. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-4389. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.19 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in log_subscriber.rb files in the log subscriber component in Action Mailer in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.15 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted e-mail address that is improperly handled during construction of a log message.

The weakness was released 10/16/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at groups.google.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-4389 since 06/12/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72123 (Fedora 19 : rubygem-actionmailer-3.2.13-2.fc19 / rubygem-actionpack-3.2.13-4.fc19 / etc (2014-0970)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166904 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for hawk (SUSE-SU-2014:0686-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.0.20 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (88090), Tenable (72123), SecurityFocus (BID 63179†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42164†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 72123
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : rubygem-actionmailer-3.2.13-2.fc19 / rubygem-actionpack-3.2.13-4.fc19 / etc (2014-0970)
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OpenVAS ID: 867248
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for rubygem-actionmailer FEDORA-2014-0970
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby on Rails 3.0.20

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06/12/2013 🔍
10/16/2013 +126 days 🔍
10/16/2013 +0 days 🔍
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11/04/2013 +19 days 🔍
01/27/2014 +84 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +421 days 🔍
01/08/2022 +2482 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dsa-2887
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-4389 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4389
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65311
X-Force: 88090
SecurityFocus: 63179
Vulnerability Center: 42164 - Action Mailer for Ruby Remote Denial of Service via a Maliciously Crafted E-Mail Address, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/08/2022 17:38
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (66), 05/14/2017 10:13 (1), 01/08/2022 17:22 (3), 01/08/2022 17:30 (1), 01/08/2022 17:38 (1)
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