Information Exposure Affecting rails package, versions <2.2.3-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-RAILS-1558551
  • published8 Sept 2009
  • disclosed8 Sept 2009

Introduced: 8 Sep 2009

CVE-2009-3086  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 rails to version 2.2.3-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rails package and not the rails package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

A certain algorithm in Ruby on Rails 2.1.0 through 2.2.2, and 2.3.x before 2.3.4, leaks information about the complexity of message-digest signature verification in the cookie store, which might allow remote attackers to forge a digest via multiple attempts.

CVSS Scores

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