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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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1860-1 | New Ruby packages fix several issues |
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-1899 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-805-1 | Ruby vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-900-1 | Ruby vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T05:27:54.831Z
Reserved: 2009-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-1904
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-06-11T21:30:00.217
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-1904
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN