CVE-2022-28739

7.5 HIGH

Published: May 09, 2022 Modified: November 04, 2025

Description

There is a buffer over-read in Ruby before 2.6.10, 2.7.x before 2.7.6, 3.x before 3.0.4, and 3.1.x before 3.1.2. It occurs in String-to-Float conversion, including Kernel#Float and String#to_f.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/29

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/30

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/42

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://hackerone.com/reports/1248108

Source: cve@mitre.org

Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00012.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-28739

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-27

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220624-0002/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213493

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213494

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2022/04/12/buffer-overrun-in-string-to-float-cve-2022-28739/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28