Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking Affecting rubygem-bson package, versions <0:4.3.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3656+f80bfa1d
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0.39% (74th
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-RUBYGEMBSON-1972519
- published 26 Nov 2021
- disclosed 24 Nov 2021
Introduced: 24 Nov 2021
CVE-2021-41819 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 rubygem-bson to version 0:4.3.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3656+f80bfa1d or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rubygem-bson package and not the rubygem-bson package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
CGI::Cookie.parse in Ruby through 2.6.8 mishandles security prefixes in cookie names. This also affects the CGI gem through 0.3.0 for Ruby.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-41819
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5779
- https://hackerone.com/reports/910552
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2021/11/24/cookie-prefix-spoofing-in-cgi-cookie-parse-cve-2021-41819/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220121-0003/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UTOJGS5IEFDK3UOO7IY4OTTFGHGLSWZF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IUXQCH6FRKANCVZO2Q7D2SQX33FP3KWN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IUXQCH6FRKANCVZO2Q7D2SQX33FP3KWN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UTOJGS5IEFDK3UOO7IY4OTTFGHGLSWZF/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-27
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