Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-44566
A denial of service vulnerability present in ActiveRecord's PostgreSQL adapter <7.0.4.1 and <6.1.7.1. When a value outside the range for a 64bit signed integer is provided to the PostgreSQL connection adapter, it will treat the target column type as numeric. Comparing integer values against numeric values can result in a slow sequential scan resulting in potential Denial of Service.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2022-44566
- cpe:2.3:a:activerecord_project:activerecord:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
- Activerecord Project » Activerecord » For RubyVersions from including (>=) 7.0.0 and before (<) 7.0.4.1cpe:2.3:a:activerecord_project:activerecord:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-44566
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 31 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-44566
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-44566
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The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- support@hackerone.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2022-44566
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https://code.jeremyevans.net/2022-11-01-forcing-sequential-scans-on-postgresql.html
code.jeremyevans.net - Forcing Sequential Scans on PostgreSQL Using Large Integers (2022-11-01)Exploit;Mitigation;Third Party Advisory
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https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2022-44566-possible-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-activerecords-postgresql-adapter/82119
[CVE-2022-44566] Possible Denial of Service Vulnerability in ActiveRecord's PostgreSQL adapter - Security Announcements - Ruby on Rails DiscussionsPatch;Vendor Advisory
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