CVE-2018-8779

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 15
Modified
Published: 03 Apr 2018, 22:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 07:02

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.28% LOW
1% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

03 Apr 2018, 22:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 07:02
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.28%• Percentile: 80%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    14.04 | 16.04 | 17.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0

  • ruby-lang•ruby

    ≥ 2.2.0, < 2.2.10 | ≥ 2.3.0, < 2.3.7 | ≥ 2.4.0, < 2.4.4 | ≥ 2.5.0, < 2.5.1 | 2.6.0:preview1

References (17)