CVE-2013-0269
EPSS 17.3%libjson-ruby - security update
Published: 10/24/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The JSON gem before 1.5.5, 1.6.x before 1.6.8, and 1.7.x before 1.7.7 for Ruby allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) or bypass the mass assignment protection mechanism via a crafted JSON document that triggers the creation of arbitrary Ruby symbols or certain internal objects, as demonstrated by conducting a SQL injection attack against Ruby on Rails, aka "Unsafe Object Creation Vulnerability."
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/libjson-rubyfrom 0, < 1.1.9-1+deb6u1
- Debian/ruby-jsonfrom 0, < 1.7.3-3
- RubyGems/jsonfrom 0, < 1.5.5
References (23)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0269
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0269
- PATCHhttps://github.com/flori/json
- WEBhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html
- WEBhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00001.html
- WEBhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00015.html
- WEBhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00034.html
- WEBhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0686.html
- WEBhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0701.html
- WEBhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1028.html
- WEBhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1147.html
- WEBhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82010
- WEBhttps://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/json/CVE-2013-0269.yml
- WEBhttps://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/d8e0db6e08c81428?dmode=source&output=gplain
- WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20130228082541/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57899
- WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160331131233/http://spreecommerce.com/blog/multiple-security-vulnerabilities-fixed
- WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160808163226/https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-0269
- WEBhttp://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/2/11/SEC-ANN-Rails-3-2-12-3-1-11-and-2-3-17-have-been-released
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/11/7
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/11/8
- WEBhttp://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2013&m=slackware-security.426862
- WEBhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1733-1
- WEBhttp://www.zweitag.de/en/blog/ruby-on-rails-vulnerable-to-mass-assignment-and-sql-injection