class Dawn::Kb::CVE_2012_3424

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Calls superclass method Dawn::Kb::DependencyCheck::new
# File lib/dawn/kb/cve_2012_3424.rb, line 7
                      def initialize
message = "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."

 super({
  :name=>"CVE-2012-3424",
  :cvss=>"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
  :release_date => Date.new(2012, 8, 8),
  :cwe=>"287",
  :owasp=>"A9", 
  :applies=>["rails"],
  :kind=>Dawn::KnowledgeBase::DEPENDENCY_CHECK,
  :message=>message,
  :mitigation=>"Please upgrade rails version at least to 3.0.16, 3.1.7 or 3.2.7. As a general rule, using the latest stable rails version is recommended.",
  :aux_links=>["https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/244d32f2fa25147d?hl=en&dmode=source&output=gplain"]
})

self.safe_dependencies = [{:name=>"rails", :version=>['3.0.16', '3.1.7', '3.2.7']}]


                      end