CVE-2018-8779 (GCVE-0-2018-8779)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-04-03 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 07:02
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
17 references
Date Public
2018-03-28 00:00
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Nomenclature
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- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
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