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title: "CVE-2014-0081\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0081?format=md
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# CVE-2014-0081

Publication date 20 February 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in
actionview/lib/action\_view/helpers/number\_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails before
3.2.17, 4.0.x before 4.0.3, and 4.1.x before 4.1.0.beta2 allow remote
attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) format, (2)
negative\_format, or (3) units parameter to the (a) number\_to\_currency, (b)
number\_to\_percentage, or (c) number\_to\_human helper.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0081?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 |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| rails-4.0 | 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 | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| ruby-actionpack-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 | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| ruby-actionpack-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 |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0081?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

in Oneiric+, rails package is just for transition

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| rails | * Upstream:   <https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/tfp6gZCtzr4/j8LUHmu7fIEJ> |
| rails-4.0 | * Upstream:   <https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/tfp6gZCtzr4/j8LUHmu7fIEJ> |
| ruby-actionpack-3.2 | * Upstream:   <https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/tfp6gZCtzr4/j8LUHmu7fIEJ> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0081)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0081)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-0081)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0081)

### Other references

* <https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/tfp6gZCtzr4/j8LUHmu7fIEJ>
* <http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/18/8>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0081>