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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 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.8ruby2.4.3-r0, 2.5.0-r0, 2.5.0-r1
Alpine:v3.4ruby1.8.7_p72-r1, 1.8.7_p72-r2, 2.0.0_p247-r0
Alpine:v3.5ruby2.0.0_p481-r0, 1.8.7, 1.9.3
Alpine:v3.9ruby1.8.7_p72-r1, 1.8.7_p358-r1, 1.8.7_p352-r1
Alpine:v3.11ruby2.0.0_p0-r1, 1.8.7, 1.9.3
Alpine:v3.14ruby1.8.7_p358-r1, 1.8.7, 1.9.3
Alpine:v3.13ruby1.8.7, 1.9.3, 2.0.0
Alpine:v3.16ruby2.1.5-r1, 2.2.0, 2.3.3-r3
Alpine:v3.22ruby2.2.0, 0
Alpine:v3.10ruby2.4.1-r5, 2.4.2-r1, 2.4.3-r0
Alpine:v3.7ruby1.8.7, 2.3.2-r0, *
Alpine:v3.6ruby1.9.3, 2.0.0, 1.8.7
Alpine:v3.23ruby0, 2.2.0
Alpine:v3.18ruby2.0.0, 0, 1.8.7_p160-r2
Alpine:v3.24ruby2.2.0, 0
Alpine:v3.20ruby0, 2.2.0
Alpine:v3.15ruby2.3.3-r1, 1.9.3, 2.0.0
Alpine:v3.17ruby1.8.7_p358-r1, 1.8.7, 1.9.3
Alpine:v3.19ruby1.8.7, 2.0.0, 1.9.3
Alpine:v3.12ruby2.3.3-r1, 1.8.7, 1.9.3

…and 1 more

Timeline

  • Apr 3, 2018 CVE Published
  • Jul 8, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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