CVE-2018-8779
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8779
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-8779.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2018-8779
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2018-04-03T22:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-15T04:34:11Z
- Severity
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- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103767
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3729
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3730
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3731
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2028
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00023.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00024.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3626-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4259
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/poisoned-nul-byte-unixsocket-cve-2018-8779/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-2-10-released/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-3-7-released/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-4-4-released/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-5-1-released/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html