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ALPINE-CVE-2018-8779
ALPINE-CVE-2018-8779
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.8 | ruby | 1.8.7_p174-r2, 1.8.7_p174-r6, 1.8.7_p174-r7 |
| Alpine:v3.4 | ruby | 1.8.7, 1.8.7, 1.8.7 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | ruby | 2.3.1-r0, 1.9.3_p362-r0, * |
| Alpine:v3.9 | ruby | 2.4.1-r1, 2.4.1-r2, 2.4.1-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | ruby | 2.3.3-r0, 2.5.0-r1, 2.5.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | ruby | 2.3.3-r0, 0, 1.8.7 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | ruby | 0, 2.5.0-r1, 2.5.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | ruby | 2.5.0-r1, 0, 1.8.7 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ruby | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | ruby | 2.4.1-r1, 2.4.0-r3, 2.3.3-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | ruby | *, 2.4.3-r0, 2.4.2-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | ruby | 1.9.3_p374-r0, 2.4.1-r2, 2.4.0-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ruby | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | ruby | 2.1.5-r0, 0, 2.5.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ruby | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | ruby | 1.9.3_p385-r0, 1.9.3_p374-r0, 1.9.3_p362-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | ruby | 1.8.7, 1.8.7, 1.8.7 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | ruby | 0, 1.8.7_p174-r0, 1.8.7_p174-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | ruby | 2.3.2-r0, 2.3.3-r1, 2.3.3-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ruby | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Apr 3, 2018 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch