CVE-2018-8779
Published: 3 April 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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
ruby1.9.1 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Released
(1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.11)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
ruby2.0 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Released
(2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.9)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
ruby2.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Released
(2.3.3-1ubuntu1.5)
|
bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Released
(2.3.1-2~16.04.9)
|
|
ruby2.5 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
bionic |
Released
(2.5.1-1)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
References
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/poisoned-nul-byte-unixsocket-cve-2018-8779/
- https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/8794dec6a5f11adc5cdd19a5ee91ea6b0816763f
- https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/47165eed264d357e78e27371cfef20d5c2bde5d9
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3626-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8779
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian