Null Character Vulnerability in UNIXServer.open and UNIXSocket.open Methods

CVE-2018-8779 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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.

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