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CVE-2018-8778
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-04-03T22:29:00.773 · Last modified 2026-06-17T02:05:21.960

Summary

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.

Affected products

ruby-lang — ruby

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References

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