UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0753

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0753
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0753.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0753
Upstream
Published
2016-02-16T02:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:49:13.020761Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Active Model in Ruby on Rails 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 supports the use of instance-level writers for class accessors, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended validation steps via crafted parameters.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / rails

Package

Name
rails
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rails@2:4.2.5.1-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:4.2.5.1-1

Affected versions

2:4.*

2:4.1.10-1
2:4.2.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "rails",
            "binary_version": "2:4.2.5.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-actionmailer",
            "binary_version": "2:4.2.5.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-actionpack",
            "binary_version": "2:4.2.5.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-actionview",
            "binary_version": "2:4.2.5.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-activejob",
            "binary_version": "2:4.2.5.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-activemodel",
            "binary_version": "2:4.2.5.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-activerecord",
            "binary_version": "2:4.2.5.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-activesupport",
            "binary_version": "2:4.2.5.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-rails",
            "binary_version": "2:4.2.5.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-railties",
            "binary_version": "2:4.2.5.1-1"
        }
    ]
}