Severity
- CVSS 3.x
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected versions
No affected versions listed.
Description
The http_basic_authenticate_with method in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb in the Basic Authentication implementation in Action Controller in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 does not use a constant-time algorithm for verifying credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication by measuring timing differences.
References
- Advisoryrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html ↗
- Advisorywww.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464 ↗
- Weblists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178043.html ↗
- Weblists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178047.html ↗
- Weblists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178067.html ↗
- Weblists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178068.html ↗
- Weblists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html ↗
- Weblists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html ↗
- Weblists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html ↗
- Webwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/8 ↗
- Webwww.securityfocus.com/bid/81803 ↗
- Webwww.securitytracker.com/id/1034816 ↗
- Webgroups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/ANv0HDHEC3k/T8Hgq-hYEgAJ ↗