CVE-2018-8778

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.6.0:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2018-04-03 22:29

Updated : 2024-02-04 19:46


NVD link : CVE-2018-8778

Mitre link : CVE-2018-8778

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-8778


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

ruby-lang

  • ruby

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

redhat

  • enterprise_linux
CWE
CWE-134

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String