- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2613-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Thijs Kinkhorst January 29, 2013 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : rails Vulnerability : insufficient input validation Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2013-0333 Debian Bug : 699226 Lawrence Pit discovered that Ruby on Rails, a web development framenwork, is vulnerable to a flaw in the parsing of JSON to YAML. Using a specially crafted payload attackers can trick the backend into decoding a subset of YAML. The vulnerability has been addressed by removing the YAML backend and adding the OkJson backend. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.5-1.2+squeeze6. For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem will be fixed soon. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.14-6 of the ruby-activesupport-2.3 package. The 3.2 version of rails as found in Debian wheezy and sid is not affected by the problem. We recommend that you upgrade your rails packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Debian: DSA-2613-1: rails security update
Lawrence Pit discovered that Ruby on Rails, a web development framenwork, is vulnerable to a flaw in the parsing of JSON to YAML. Using a specially crafted payload attackers can trick the backend into decoding a subset of YAML.
