CVE-2012-2671
high
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5
Description
The Rack::Cache rubygem 0.3.0 through 1.1 caches Set-Cookie and other sensitive headers, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive cookie information, hijack web sessions, or have other unspecified impact by accessing the cache.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2671
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.2-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.2-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.2-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | rack-cache | <>= 1.2 | >= 1.2 |
| RubyGems | rack-cache | >=0.3.0,<1.2 | 1.2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2671
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081812.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/06/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/06/8
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=763650
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=824520
- https://github.com/rtomayko/rack-cache/blob/master/CHANGES
- https://github.com/rtomayko/rack-cache/commit/2e3a64d07daac4c757cc57620f2288e865a09b90
- https://github.com/rtomayko/rack-cache/pull/52
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rack-cache/CVE-2012-2671.yml
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2671
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.