The http_basic_authenticate_with method in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb in the Basic Authentication implementation in Action Controller in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 does not use a constant-time algorithm for verifying credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication by measuring timing differences.

Affected: RubyGems: actionpack

The http_basic_authenticate_with method in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb in the Basic Authentication implementation in Action Controller in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 does not use a constant-time algorithm for verifying credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication by measuring timing differences.

rubygem-actionpack: Timing attack vulnerability in basic authentication in Action Controller rubygem-activerecord: Nested attributes rejection proc bypass in Active Record rubygem-actionpack: Object leak vulnerability for wildcard controller routes in Action Pack rubygem-actionpack: possible object leak and denial of service attack in Action Pack rubygem-actionpack: directory traversal flaw in Action View rubygem-activerecord: possible input validation circumvention in Active Model

Security update for rubygem-activesupport-4_2

Withdrawn by the publisher.

Affected: Ubuntu:16.04:LTS: rails

The http_basic_authenticate_with method in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb in the Basic Authentication implementation in Action Controller in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 does not use a constant-time algorithm for verifying credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication by measuring timing differences.

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Ruby on Rails ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsfunktionen zu umgehen, um Dateien zu manipulieren oder um einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.