Hi,
* Adam Majer <ad...@zombino.com> [2009-07-06 05:49]:
> Michael S. Gilbert wrote:
> > package: rails
> > version: 1.1.6-3
> > severity: serious
> > tags: security
> > 
> > hello,
> > 
> > it has been found that rails is vulnerable to a password bypass [1].  this 
> > will be 
> > fixed in upstream version 2.3.3.
> > 
> > [1] 
> > http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2009/6/3/security-problem-with-authenticate_with_http_digest
> 
> Rails 2.2.2 doesn't have digest HTTP authentication. I've looked at the
> function in rails and I don't see the problem.
> 
> Certainly this is not a problem with version 1.1.6. The issue is with
> Rails 2.3.x branch, AFAIK.
> 
> Please let me know if I'm wrong.

Yes that's correct. I verified the ruby version in unstable 
and the vulnerable code is indeed not yet present.

Cheers
Nico
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