Description
A certain algorithm in Ruby on Rails 2.1.0 through 2.2.2, and 2.3.x before 2.3.4, leaks information about the complexity of message-digest signature verification in the cookie store, which might allow remote attackers to forge a digest via multiple attempts.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36600 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37427 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2544 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2260 ↗
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2009/9/4/timing-weakness-in-ruby-on-rails ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html ↗