CVE-2013-1854

Description

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.80% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00078.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00070.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00071.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1863.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00075.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00079.html vendor advisory
https://groups.google.com/group/ruby-security-ann/msg/34e0d780b04308de?dmode=source&output=gplain mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0699.html vendor advisory
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/3/18/SEC-ANN-Rails-3-2-13-3-1-12-and-2-3-18-have-been-released/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1854?
CVE-2013-1854 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1854?
To fix CVE-2013-1854, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-1854 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1854 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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