ALPINE-CVE-2018-16396

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    ALPINE-CVE-2018-16396

    Published: 16 Nov 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-16396

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-16396

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ruby

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/ruby?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 2.3.0
    Fixed -2.5.2-r0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High