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CVE-2018-8780

critical · 9.1

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 Dir.open, Dir.new, Dir.entries and Dir.empty? methods do not check NULL characters. When using the corresponding method, unintentional directory traversal may be performed.

9.1
CVSS
10.1%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
95th
EPSS percentile
2018-04-03
Published

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
ruby-langruby< 2.2.10
ruby-langruby>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.7
ruby-langruby>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.4
ruby-langruby>= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1
ruby-langruby2.6.0
canonicalubuntu_linux14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux16.04
canonicalubuntu_linux17.10
debiandebian_linux7.0
debiandebian_linux8.0
debiandebian_linux9.0

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References

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