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CVE-2009-1904: ruby-lang ruby Numeric Errors

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 11-06-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-1904 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Numeric Errors vulnerability in ruby-lang ruby. EPSS estimates a 12.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
12.78%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DSA-1860-1RHSA-2009:1140

Timeline

  1. 11-06-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

12.78%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 12.78% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
12.78%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (redmine.ruby-lang.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ruby-lang1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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