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…

published April 3, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
8%
Percentile
94.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.07529 · 94.5th percentile
Published
2018-04-03T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 APR 22:00Z
    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…
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