01 Record
CVE-2012-3424
The decode_credentials method in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.0.16, 3.1.x before 3.1.7, and 3.2.x before 3.2.7 converts Digest
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The decode_credentials method in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.0.16, 3.1.x before 3.1.7, and 3.2.x before 3.2.7 converts Digest
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.88% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 79.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-08-08 10:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 20:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-06-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6fb6f21134744e0e08d672e3aafddf663ac445bdaa9f24dfe2e0d2f7ca505973
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- groups.google.com[rubyonrails-security] 20120726 Ruby on Rails DoS Vulnerability in authenticate_or_request_with_http_digest (CVE-2012-3424)https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/244d32f2fa25147d?hl=en&dmode=source&output=gplain
- weblog.rubyonrails.orghttp://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2012/7/26/ann-rails-3-2-7-has-been-released/
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2012:1066http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00046.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:0154http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0154.html