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.
Priority: MEDIUM
CVSS v3: 7.5
Component: ruby
Publish Date: Apr 3, 2018
Related ID: --
CVSS v2: HIGH
Modified Date: Apr 10, 2018
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