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CVE-2018-8779

Date: April 3, 2018

In Ruby before 2.2.10, 2.3.x before 2.3.7, 2.4.x before 2.4.4, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, and 2.6.0-preview1, the UNIXServer.open and UNIXSocket.open methods are not checked for null characters. It may be connected to an unintended socket.

Language: Ruby

Severity Score

7.5

Related Resources (23)

Url: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-4-4-released/

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3729

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8779

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2028

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-8779

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-8779

Url: https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4259

Url: https://usn.ubuntu.com/3626-1/

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00023.html

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8779

Url: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-2-10-released/

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00024.html

Url: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-3-7-released/

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004

Url: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-5-1-released/

Url: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/poisoned-nul-byte-unixsocket-cve-2018-8779/

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3731

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3730

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103767

Url: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-8779

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2018-8779

Severity Score

7.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Input Validation

CWE-20

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	NONE
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CVE-2018-8779

Date: April 3, 2018

Language: Ruby

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CVSS v3.1

CVSS v2

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