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CVE-2015-7576

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2016-02-02	rails -- multiple vulnerabilities

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CVE-2015-7576 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2015-7576
Phase	Assigned(20150929)

Description

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.

References

Source	Reference
MLIST	[oss-security] 20160125 [CVE-2015-7576] Timing attack vulnerability in basic authentication in Action Controller.
MLIST	[ruby-security-ann] 20160125 [CVE-2015-7576] Timing attack vulnerability in basic authentication in Action Controller.