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CVE-2013-0263 Detail

Description

Rack::Session::Cookie in Rack 1.5.x before 1.5.2, 1.4.x before 1.4.5, 1.3.x before 1.3.10, 1.2.x before 1.2.8, and 1.1.x before 1.1.6 allows remote attackers to guess the session cookie, gain privileges, and execute arbitrary code via a timing attack involving an HMAC comparison function that does not run in constant time.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00048.html
http://rack.github.com/ Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0686.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2783
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909071
https://gist.github.com/codahale/f9f3781f7b54985bee94
https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/0cd7e9aa397f8ebb3b8481d67dbac8b4863a7f07
https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/9a81b961457805f6d1a5c275d053068440421e11
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rack-devel/xKrHVWeNvDM/4ZGA576CnK4J
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/rack-devel/RnQxm6i13C4/xfakH81yWvgJ
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/rack-devel/bf937jPZxJM/1s6x95vIhmAJ
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/rack-devel/hz-liLb9fKE/8jvVWU6xYiYJ
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/rack-devel/mZsuRonD7G8/DpZIOmMLbOgJ
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-0263
https://twitter.com/coda/statuses/299732877745197056

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-0263
NVD Published Date:
02/08/2013
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.