Improper Authentication Affecting rubygem24-did_you_mean package, versions <0:1.1.0-2.12.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.09% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-RUBYGEM24DIDYOUMEAN-1724686
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed26 Nov 2019

Introduced: 26 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-16201  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 rubygem24-did_you_mean to version 0:1.1.0-2.12.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2020-1422.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rubygem24-did_you_mean package and not the rubygem24-did_you_mean package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

WEBrick::HTTPAuth::DigestAuth in Ruby through 2.4.7, 2.5.x through 2.5.6, and 2.6.x through 2.6.4 has a regular expression Denial of Service cause by looping/backtracking. A victim must expose a WEBrick server that uses DigestAuth to the Internet or a untrusted network.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1