CVE-2013-1802 affects versions 0.9.15 and earlier of the Ruby extlib gem, stemming from improper restriction of string value casts. This flaw could enable remote attackers to perform object-injection attacks, leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service through excessive memory and CPU consumption, similar to CVE-2013-0156. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it represents a high-severity vulnerability that can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and no authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.9.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dan_kubb:extlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dan_kubb:extlib:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dan_kubb:extlib:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dan_kubb:extlib:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dan_kubb:extlib:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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