CVE-2009-1904

N/A Unknown
Published: June 11, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
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
Exploit Patch
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
Patch Vendor 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
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=273213
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://github.com/NZKoz/bigdecimal-segfault-fix/tree/master
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/fad60751e2b9b4f6?dmode=source
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-changes/2009/06/10/msg024708.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/55031
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/794
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35399
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35527
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35593
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35699
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37705
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.430805
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2009/6/10/dos-vulnerability-in-ruby/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:160
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1140.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/189071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2009/06/09/dos-vulnerability-in-bigdecimal/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35278
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022371
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-805-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1563
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/385436
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1904
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51032
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9780
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00731.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

62 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.5%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

ruby-lang

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