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CVE-2022-28739

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Description

There is a buffer over-read in Ruby before 2.6.10, 2.7.x before 2.7.6, 3.x before 3.0.4, and 3.1.x before 3.1.2. It occurs in String-to-Float conversion, including Kernel#Float and String#to_f.

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https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213494

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213493

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220624-0002/

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-28739

https://hackerone.com/reports/1248108

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41

https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2022/04/12/buffer-overrun-in-string-to-float-cve-2022-28739/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-27

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00012.html

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/42

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/30

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/29

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-05-09

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00371

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