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CVE-2013-4164 Detail

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Ruby 1.8, 1.9 before 1.9.3-p484, 2.0 before 2.0.0-p353, 2.1 before 2.1.0 preview2, and trunk before revision 43780 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a string that is converted to a floating point value, as demonstrated using (1) the to_f method or (2) JSON.parse.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  6.8 MEDIUM
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0134.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0134.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00027.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00027.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00028.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00028.html
http://osvdb.org/100113
http://osvdb.org/100113
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1763.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1763.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1764.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1764.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1767.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1767.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0011.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0011.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0215.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0215.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/55787 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/55787 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/57376
http://secunia.com/advisories/57376
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2809
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2809
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2810
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2810
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63873
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63873
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2035-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2035-1
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4164
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4164
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6536
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6536
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/11/22/heap-overflow-in-floating-point-parsing-cve-2013-4164 Exploit 
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/11/22/heap-overflow-in-floating-point-parsing-cve-2013-4164 Exploit 
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/11/22/ruby-1-9-3-p484-is-released
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/11/22/ruby-1-9-3-p484-is-released
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/11/22/ruby-2-0-0-p353-is-released Patch 
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/11/22/ruby-2-0-0-p353-is-released Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-4164
NVD Published Date:
11/23/2013
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.