SB2013042607 - Resource management error in Novell Opensuse

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0233)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Devise gem 2.2.x before 2.2.3, 2.1.x before 2.1.3, 2.0.x before 2.0.5, and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 for Ruby, when using certain databases, does not properly perform type conversion when performing database queries, which might allow remote attackers to cause incorrect results to be returned and bypass security checks via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by resetting passwords of arbitrary accounts. Per http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00000.html "Affected Products: openSUSE 12.2"

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://blog.plataformatec.com.br/2013/01/security-announcement-devise-v2-2-3-v2-1-3-v2-0-5-and-v1-5-3-released/
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00000.html
• http://www.metasploit.com/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/rails_devise_pass_reset
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/3
• http://www.phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2013/02/05/mysql_madness_and_rails/index.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57577
• https://github.com/Snorby/snorby/issues/261