CVE-2018-8780 | BDVDB-2026-98787 Detail
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 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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-5-1-released/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3729
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3626-1/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3730
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00023.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3731
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-3-7-released/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/poisoned-nul-byte-dir-cve-2018-8780/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103739
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-4-4-released/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4259
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-2-10-released/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00024.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.