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FreeBSD: VID-4548EC97-4D38-11EC-A539-0800270512F4 (CVE-2021-41819): rubygem-cgi -- cookie prefix spoofing in CGI::Cookie.parse

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FreeBSD: VID-4548EC97-4D38-11EC-A539-0800270512F4 (CVE-2021-41819): rubygem-cgi -- cookie prefix spoofing in CGI::Cookie.parse

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
11/24/2021
Created
11/08/2022
Added
11/04/2022
Modified
11/04/2022

Description

CGI::Cookie.parse in Ruby through 2.6.8 mishandles security prefixes in cookie names. This also affects the CGI gem through 0.3.0 for Ruby.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-ruby
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-ruby26
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-ruby27
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-ruby30
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-rubygem-cgi

References

  • CVE-2021-41819
  • USN-5235-1

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