CVE-2014-9490 sentry-raven allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large exponent value in a scientific number
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in the raven-ruby gem by sending a large exponent value in a scientific number.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9490?
CVE-2014-9490 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The numtok function in lib/raven/okjson.rb in the raven-ruby gem before 0.12.2 for Ruby allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large exponent value in a scientific number.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9490?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including sentry-raven. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
sentry-raven RubyGems | All versions | 0.12.2 |
sentry-raven RubyGems | All versions | 0.12.2 |
Products include Getsentry Raven-Ruby.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9490?
Upgrade sentry-raven to 0.12.2 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-9490 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9490 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c9c5-9fpr-m882.