--- title: "CVE-2012-3424\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3424?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2012-3424 Publication date 8 August 2012 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## 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 Authentication strings to symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by leveraging access to an application that uses a with\_http\_digest helper method, as demonstrated by the authenticate\_or\_request\_with\_http\_digest method. There is a DoS vulnerability in Action Pack digest authentication handling in Rails. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3424?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | rails | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not affected | | 17.04 zesty | Not affected | | 16.10 yakkety | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Not affected | | 15.04 vivid | Not affected | | 14.10 utopic | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 13.10 saucy | Not affected | | 13.04 raring | Not affected | | 12.10 quantal | Not affected | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected | | 11.04 natty | Not affected | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected | | ruby-rails-2.3 | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 15.10 wily | Not in release | | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.10 utopic | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 13.10 saucy | Not affected | | 13.04 raring | Not affected | | 12.10 quantal | Not affected | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected | | 11.04 natty | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | ruby-rails-3.2 | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 15.10 wily | Not in release | | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.10 utopic | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life | | 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life | | 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 11.10 oneiric | Not in release | | 11.04 natty | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## Notes --- ### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur) in Oneiric+, rails package is just for transition --- ### [tyhicks](https://launchpad.net/~tyhicks) 3.x.x, before 3.0.16, 3.1.7, and 3.2.7, is affected ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3424) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3424) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-3424) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3424) ### Other references *