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CVE-2018-16396
An issue was discovered in Ruby before 2.3.8, 2.4.x before...
Vulnerability Description
An issue was discovered in Ruby before 2.3.8, 2.4.x before 2.4.5, 2.5.x before 2.5.2, and 2.6.x before 2.6.0-preview3. It does not taint strings that result from unpacking tainted strings with some formats.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/385070
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/11/06/ruby-2-6-0-preview3-released/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3729
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3730
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3731
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/10/17/ruby-2-3-8-released/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4332
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3808-1/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/10/17/ruby-2-4-5-released/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0002/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/10/17/not-propagated-taint-flag-in-some-formats-of-pack-cve-2018-16396/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/10/17/ruby-2-5-2-released/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00020.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042106
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2028
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
ruby, ubuntu linux, debian linux, enterprise linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.3.0, 2.4.0, 2.5.0, 2.6.0, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10, 8.0, 9.0, 6.0, 7.0, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 16th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.