The extlib gem 0.9.15 and earlier for Ruby does not...
Vulnerability Description
The extlib gem 0.9.15 and earlier for Ruby does not properly restrict casts of string values, which might allow remote attackers to conduct object-injection attacks and execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) by leveraging Action Pack support for (1) YAML type conversion or (2) Symbol type conversion, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2013-0156.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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References
- https://github.com/datamapper/extlib/compare/b4f98174ec35ac96f76a08d5624fad05d22879b5...4540e7102b803624cc2eade4bb8aaaa934fc31c5
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00002.html
- https://support.cloud.engineyard.com/entries/22915701-january-14-2013-security-vulnerabilities-httparty-extlib-crack-nori-update-these-gems-immediately
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917233
Affected Vendor
dan kubb
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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