Description
The extlib gem 0.9.15 and earlier for Ruby does not properly restrict casts of string values, which might allow remote attackers to conduct object-injection attacks and execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) by leveraging Action Pack support for (1) YAML type conversion or (2) Symbol type conversion, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2013-0156.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-0204 | The extlib gem 0.9.15 and earlier for Ruby does not properly restrict casts of string values, which might allow remote attackers to conduct object-injection attacks and execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) by leveraging Action Pack support for (1) YAML type conversion or (2) Symbol type conversion, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2013-0156. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-9h36-4jf2-hx53 | extlib does not properly restrict casts of string values |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T15:13:33.181Z
Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-1802
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-04-09T20:55:01.977
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2013-1802
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Github GHSA