CVE-2014-9490 json
sentry-raven allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large exponent value in a scientific number
published 2015-01-20 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-c9c5-9fpr-m882 , EUVD-2017-0214
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
2.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | sentry-raven | <0.12.2 |
0.12.2 |
Classification
References
-
github.com
/getsentry/raven-ruby/commit/477ee93a3f735be33bc1e726820654cdf6e22d8f
web
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/99687
vdb-entry, web
-
seclists.org
/oss-sec/2015/q1/26
mailing-list, web
- groups.google.com /forum/#%21topic/getsentry/Cz5bih0ZY1U
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9490
advisory
-
github.com
/getsentry/raven-ruby
package
-
github.com
/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/sentry-raven/CVE-2014-9490.yml
web
-
groups.google.com
/forum/#!topic/getsentry/Cz5bih0ZY1U
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-9490
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-c9c5-9fpr-m882
- NVD CVE-2014-9490
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