CVE-2014-9490

CVE-2014-9490 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the numtok function of the raven-ruby gem (versions prior to 0.12.2), affecting products like getsentry raven-ruby. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by providing a large exponent in a scientific number, leading to resource exhaustion. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity) and an AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P vector, this vulnerability is relatively easy to exploit but only impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat level.