CVE-2022-4996
mruby bigint.c udiv floating point comparison with incorrect operator
A flaw has been found in mruby 3.1.0. Affected is the function udiv of the file bigint.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to floating point comparison with incorrect operator. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
mruby bigint.c udiv floating point comparison with incorrect operator
A flaw has been found in mruby 3.1.0. Affected is the function udiv of the file bigint.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to floating point comparison with incorrect operator. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
- Record
CVE-2022-4996- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-1077
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-56020
A flaw has been found in mruby 3.1.0. Affected is the function udiv of the file bigint.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to floating point comparison with incorrect operator. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
- Record
EUVD-2022-56020- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rm4w-cfgf-329j
A flaw has been found in mruby 3.1.0. Affected is the function udiv of the file bigint.c....
A flaw has been found in mruby 3.1.0. Affected is the function udiv of the file bigint.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to floating point comparison with incorrect operator. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
- Record
GHSA-rm4w-cfgf-329j- CVSS 4.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-1077
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A flaw has been found in mruby 3.1.0. Affected is the function udiv of the file bigint.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to floating point comparison with incorrect operator. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
- Record
CVE-2022-4996- CVSS 4.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-1077
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-4996
A flaw has been found in mruby 3.1.0. Affected is the function udiv of the file bigint.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to floating point comparison with incorrect operator. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4996- CVSS 4.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-97542 No score
CVE-2022-4996 affecting package nghttp2 1.61.0-3
A flaw has been found in mruby 3.1.0. Affected is the function udiv of the file bigint.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to floating point comparison with incorrect operator. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
- Record
AZL-97542- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nghttp2Azure Linux:3 |
through 1.61.0-3 | None known |
mrubyUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.1.0+20150817+gita1731254-11.1.0+20150906+git1cbbb7e1-11.2.0+20160315+git4f20d58a-1 |
None known |
mrubyUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-11.3.0+20170925+git38185028-11.3.0+20171029+git77edafb0-11.4.0-1 |
None known |
mrubyUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.0-1 |
None known |
mrubyUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.2-33.0.0-13.0.0-3 |
None known |
mrubyUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.0-13.2.0-2 |
None known |
mrubyUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.4.0-23.4.0-34.0.0-1 |
None known |
mrubyUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.3.0-13.4.0-2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-4996 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in mruby, published August 19, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.