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# Copyright (c) 2009 Michael Koziarski <michael@koziarski.com>

#

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require 'bigdecimal'

alias BigDecimalUnsafe BigDecimal

# This fixes CVE-2009-1904 however it removes legitimate functionality that your

# application may depend on.  You are *strongly* advised to upgrade your ruby

# rather than relying on this fix for an extended period of time.

def BigDecimal(initial, digits=0)

  if initial.size > 255 || initial =~ /e/i

    raise "Invalid big Decimal Value"

  end

  BigDecimalUnsafe(initial, digits)

end