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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2009-1904
Modified
More InfoOfficial Page
Source-cve@mitre.org
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-11 Jun, 2009 | 21:30
Updated At-23 Apr, 2026 | 00:35

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.05.0MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 5.0
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CPE Matches
Ruby
ruby-lang
>>ruby>>1.8.6
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ruby
ruby-lang
>>ruby>>1.8.7
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-189Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-189
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=532689cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=273213cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://github.com/NZKoz/bigdecimal-segfault-fix/tree/mastercve@mitre.org
Patch
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/fad60751e2b9b4f6?dmode=sourcecve@mitre.org
N/A
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.htmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-changes/2009/06/10/msg024708.htmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://osvdb.org/55031cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/794cve@mitre.org
Exploit
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35399cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35527cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/35593cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/35699cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/35937cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/37705cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-02.xmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.430805cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2009/6/10/dos-vulnerability-in-ruby/cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:160cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1140.htmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/189071cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2009/06/09/dos-vulnerability-in-bigdecimal/cve@mitre.org
Patch
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35278cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022371cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-805-1cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1563cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/385436cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1904cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51032cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9780cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00731.htmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=532689af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=273213af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://github.com/NZKoz/bigdecimal-segfault-fix/tree/masteraf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/fad60751e2b9b4f6?dmode=sourceaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-changes/2009/06/10/msg024708.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://osvdb.org/55031af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/794af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35399af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35527af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/35593af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/35699af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/35937af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/37705af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-02.xmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.430805af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2009/6/10/dos-vulnerability-in-ruby/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:160af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1140.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/189071af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2009/06/09/dos-vulnerability-in-bigdecimal/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35278af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022371af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-805-1af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1563af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/385436af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1904af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51032af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9780af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00731.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
Hyperlink: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=532689
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Patch
Hyperlink: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=273213
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://github.com/NZKoz/bigdecimal-segfault-fix/tree/master
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Patch
Hyperlink: http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/fad60751e2b9b4f6?dmode=source
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-changes/2009/06/10/msg024708.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://osvdb.org/55031
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/794
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Exploit
Patch
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35399
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35527
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35593
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35699
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35937
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/37705
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-02.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.430805
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2009/6/10/dos-vulnerability-in-ruby/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Patch
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:160
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1140.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/189071
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2009/06/09/dos-vulnerability-in-bigdecimal/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35278
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022371
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-805-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1563
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/385436
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1904
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51032
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9780
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00731.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=532689
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Patch
Hyperlink: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=273213
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://github.com/NZKoz/bigdecimal-segfault-fix/tree/master
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Patch
Hyperlink: http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/fad60751e2b9b4f6?dmode=source
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-changes/2009/06/10/msg024708.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://osvdb.org/55031
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/794
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Exploit
Patch
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35399
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35527
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35593
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35699
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/37705
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.430805
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2009/6/10/dos-vulnerability-in-ruby/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Patch
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:160
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1140.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/189071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2009/06/09/dos-vulnerability-in-bigdecimal/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35278
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022371
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-805-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1563
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/385436
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1904
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51032
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9780
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00731.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
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