CVE-2015-7576
Published: 16 February 2016
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.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 3.7
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
rails Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(5.0.0.beta1.1, 4.2.5.1, 4.1.14.1, 3.2.22.1)
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Not vulnerable
(2:4.2.6-1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(2:4.2.6-1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [contains no code])
|
|
|
Patches: Upstream: https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=145375027528562&w=2 |
||
|
rails-4.0 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
|
ruby-actionpack-2.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
ruby-actionpack-3.2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
|
ruby-activerecord-2.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
ruby-activerecord-3.2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
|
|
|
ruby-activesupport-2.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
ruby-activesupport-3.2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
|
|
|
ruby-rails-2.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
ruby-rails-3.2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
|
|
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| seth-arnold | In Oneiric-Saucy, rails package is just for transition; The rails package contains actual code from vivid onward precise_ruby-actionpack-2.3 -- documentation is buggy but doesn't contain an implmentation itself. |