CVE-2018-8779
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 6.90% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- ruby-lang/ruby · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 6.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103767Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3729Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3730Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3731Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2028
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00024.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3626-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4259Third Party Advisory
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/poisoned-nul-byte-unixsocket-cve-2018-8779/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-2-10-released/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-3-7-released/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-4-4-released/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-5-1-released/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103767Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3729Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3730Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3731Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2028
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00024.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3626-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4259Third Party Advisory
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/poisoned-nul-byte-unixsocket-cve-2018-8779/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.