The numtok function in lib/raven/okjson.rb in the raven-ruby gem before 0.12.2 for Ruby…
Priority LOW 27CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02413 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed sentry-raven (RubyGems): 0.12.2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | sentry-raven (RubyGems) | before 0.12.2 | 0.12.2 | Patch available | GHSA-c9c5-9fpr-m882 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- sentry-raven (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 0.12.2 Fixed in 0.12.2 Patch available GHSA-c9c5-9fpr-m882
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-c9c5-9fpr-m882 sentry-raven (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.12.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9490
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c9c5-9fpr-m882
References
Other 6
- https://github.com/getsentry/raven-ruby/commit/477ee93a3f735be33bc1e726820654cdf6e22d8f
- [oss-security] 20150103 Re: CVE Request
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/getsentry/Cz5bih0ZY1U
- https://github.com/getsentry/raven-ruby
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/sentry-raven/CVE-2014-9490.yml
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/getsentry/Cz5bih0ZY1U
Sources
- CVE-2014-9490 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-9490 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c9c5-9fpr-m882 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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