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CVE-2013-0269GHSA-X457-CW4H-HQ5F

The JSON gem before 1.5.5, 1.6.x before 1.6.8, and 1.7.x before 1.7.7 for Ruby allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resourc

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Fix
Fixed in 1.5.5, 1.6.8, 1.7.7
1 proof of concept on GitHub

Summary

The JSON gem before 1.5.5, 1.6.x before 1.6.8, and 1.7.x before 1.7.7 for Ruby allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) or bypass the mass assignment protection mechanism via a crafted JSON document that triggers the creation of arbitrary Ruby symbols or certain internal objects, as demonstrated by conducting a SQL injection attack against Ruby on Rails, aka "Unsafe Object Creation Vulnerability."

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated
  3. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

  • jsonRubyGems

    fixed in 1.5.5

  • jsonRubyGems

    From 1.6.0 · fixed in 1.6.8

  • jsonRubyGems

    From 1.7.0 · fixed in 1.7.7

References 24

rhn.redhat.com

lists.opensuse.org

lists.apple.com

slackware.com

secunia.com

spreecommerce.com

groups.google.com

osvdb.org

puppet.com

securityfocus.com

openwall.com

zweitag.de

ubuntu.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

weblog.rubyonrails.org

GitHub · heroku/heroku-CVE-2013-0269