CVE-2018-6914
High
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Dir.mktmpdir method in the tmpdir library 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 might allow attackers to create arbitrary directories or files via a .. (dot dot) in the prefix argument.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Ruby
PublishedApr 3, 2018
First seenApr 3, 2018
How to fix
Update
- ruby-lang ruby2.2.10, 2.3.7, 2.4.4, 2.5.1 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ruby-lang ruby | 2.2.0 ≤ v < 2.2.10, 2.3.0 ≤ v < 2.3.7, 2.4.0 ≤ v < 2.4.4, 2.5.0 ≤ v < 2.5.1, 2.6.0 | 2.2.10, 2.3.7, 2.4.4, 2.5.1 |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 14.04, 16.04, 17.10 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux | 6.0, 7.0, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 | — |
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