vulnerability
OS X update for Ruby (CVE-2018-8778)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Apr 3, 2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Apr 3, 2018
Added
Oct 31, 2018
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
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, an attacker controlling the unpacking format (similar to format string vulnerabilities) can trigger a buffer under-read in the String#unpack method, resulting in a massive and controlled information disclosure.
Solutions
apple-osx-security-update-2018-002-high-sierraapple-osx-upgrade-10_13_6
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