CVE-2018-8779

ruby: Unintentional socket creation by poisoned NULL byte in UNIXServer and UNIXSocket

Published Apr 3, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 6.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1358-1 ruby1.9.1 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1359-1 ruby1.8 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1421-1 ruby2.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4259-1 ruby2.3 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-20388 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3626-1 Ruby vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:02 AM
Reserved
Mar 19, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 3, 2018, 10:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:05 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 28, 2018, 12:00 AM