CVE-2018-8778

HIGH

Ruby <2.2.10-2.6.0-preview1 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0054
EPSS Percentile 67.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-134
Status published
Products (13)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 17.10
debian/debian_linux 7.0
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 7.4
redhat/enterprise_linux 7.5
... and 3 more
Published Apr 03, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026