{"cve":"CVE-2012-3424","nvd":{"published":"2012-08-08T10:26:19.063","modified":"2026-06-16T23:43:11.860","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-287"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00046.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0154.html","http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2012/7/26/ann-rails-3-2-7-has-been-released/","https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/244d32f2fa25147d?hl=en&dmode=source&output=gplain","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00046.html"],"products":["rubyonrails:rails","rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:24:00.973572543+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-3424","score":0.01889,"percentile":0.79551,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-92w9-2pqw-rhjj","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-92w9-2pqw-rhjj","summary":"actionpack Improper Authentication vulnerability","modified":"2025-01-22T15:37:57.056044Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"actionpack","purl":"pkg:gem/actionpack","ranges":[">=3.0.0.beta <3.0.16"],"fixed":["3.0.16"]},{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"actionpack","purl":"pkg:gem/actionpack","ranges":[">=3.1.0 <3.1.7"],"fixed":["3.1.7"]},{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"actionpack","purl":"pkg:gem/actionpack","ranges":[">=3.2.0 <3.2.7"],"fixed":["3.2.7"]},{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"actionpack","purl":"pkg:gem/actionpack","ranges":["<2.3.5"],"fixed":["2.3.5"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}