CVE-2009-1904

Published: Jun 11, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The BigDecimal library in Ruby 1.8.6 before p369 and 1.8.7 before p173 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a string argument that represents a large number, as demonstrated by an attempted conversion to the Float data type.

Affected (2)

Products: Ruby Lang: Ruby

Ruby Lang

1 product

Ruby

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ruby Lang Ruby	Version 1.8.6
Ruby Lang Ruby	Version 1.8.7

Related CWEs

CWE-189

References (62)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=532689

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=273213

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://github.com/NZKoz/bigdecimal-segfault-fix/tree/master

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/fad60751e2b9b4f6?dmode=source

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-changes/2009/06/10/msg024708.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/55031

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/794

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitPatch

http://secunia.com/advisories/35399

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35527

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35593

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35699

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35937

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/37705

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-02.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.430805

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2009/6/10/dos-vulnerability-in-ruby/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:160

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1140.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/189071

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2009/06/09/dos-vulnerability-in-bigdecimal/

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35278

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022371

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-805-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1563

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/385436

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1904

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51032

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9780

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00731.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=532689