VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-8779

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability6.90%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-04-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references