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CVE-2018-8778
Published: Apr 3, 2018
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
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, an attacker controlling the unpacking format (similar to format string vulnerabilities) can trigger a buffer under-read in the String#unpack method, resulting in a massive and controlled information disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-5-1-released/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2018:3729
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
USN-3626-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
1042004
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
RHSA-2018:3730
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
[debian-lts-announce] 20180423 [SECURITY] [DLA 1358-1] ruby1.9.1 security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
RHSA-2018:3731
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-3-7-released/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[debian-lts-announce] 20180714 [SECURITY] [DLA 1421-1] ruby2.1 security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-4-4-released/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-4259
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-2-10-released/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[debian-lts-announce] 20180423 [SECURITY] [DLA 1359-1] ruby1.8 security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
103693
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
openSUSE-SU-2019:1771
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
RHSA-2019:2028
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
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