Ruby up to 1.9.2-p136 bigdecimal.c VpMemAlloc numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Ruby up to 1.9.2-p136. Affected by this vulnerability is the function VpMemAlloc of the file bigdecimal.c. Performing a manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-0188. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Ruby up to 1.9.2-p136 (Programming Language Software). This affects the function VpMemAlloc of the file bigdecimal.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The VpMemAlloc function in bigdecimal.c in the BigDecimal class in Ruby 1.9.2-p136 and earlier, as used on Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 and other platforms, does not properly allocate memory, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving creation of a large BigDecimal value within a 64-bit process, related to an "integer truncation issue."

The weakness was published 03/22/2011 as Bug 682332 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-0188. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68299 (Oracle Linux 6 : ruby (ELSA-2011-0910)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119555 (CentOS Security Update for Ruby (CESA-2011:0908)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66235), Tenable (68299), SecurityFocus (BID 46458†), SecurityTracker (ID 1025236†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30691†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4302, VDB-51538, VDB-53683 and VDB-58071. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 68299
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : ruby (ELSA-2011-0910)
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OpenVAS ID: 880953
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for irb CESA-2011:0908 centos4 i386
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 682332
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0188 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0188
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56925

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X-Force: 66235
SecurityFocus: 46458 - Ruby "#to_s" Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1025236
Vulnerability Center: 30691 - Apple Mac OS X 10.6-10.6.6 Ruby BigDecimal Class Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 08/03/2024 02:19
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (64), 03/20/2017 09:19 (9), 10/21/2021 09:08 (4), 10/21/2021 09:11 (1), 08/03/2024 02:19 (16)
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