CVE-2008-3905
published 2008-09-04CVE-2008-3905: resolv.rb in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p72, and 1.9 r18423 and earlier uses sequential transaction IDs and constant…
PriorityP426medium5.8CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCNIPAP
EPSS
2.42%
82.1th percentile
resolv.rb in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p72, and 1.9 r18423 and earlier uses sequential transaction IDs and constant source ports for DNS requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.
Affected
13 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| ruby-lang | ruby | <= 1.8.5 | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | <= 1.8.6 | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | <= 1.8.7 | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | <= 1.9 | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | — | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | — | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | — | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | — | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | — | — |
| ruby-lang | ruby | — | — |
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CVSS provenance
nvdv2.05.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
vendor_redhat6.8MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu6.8MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Ruby vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2008-10-10·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2008-3790 [MEDIUM] Ruby vulnerabilities
Title: Ruby vulnerabilities
Summary: Ruby vulnerabilities
Akira Tagoh discovered a vulnerability in Ruby which lead to an integer
overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into running a
malicious script, an attacker could cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
invoking the program. (CVE-2008-2376)
Laurent Gaffie discovered that Ruby did not properly check for memory
allocation failures. If a user or automated system were tricked into
running a malicious script, an attacker could cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2008-3443)
Keita Yamaguchi discovered several safe level vulnerabilities in Ruby.
An attacker could use this to bypass intended access restrictions.
(CVE-2008-3655)
Keita Yamaguchi discovered that WEBrick in Ruby
Red Hat
ruby: use of predictable source port and transaction id in DNS requests done by resolv.rb module
vendor_redhat·2008-08-08·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2008-3905 [MEDIUM] ruby: use of predictable source port and transaction id in DNS requests done by resolv.rb module
ruby: use of predictable source port and transaction id in DNS requests done by resolv.rb module
resolv.rb in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p72, and 1.9 r18423 and earlier uses sequential transaction IDs and constant source ports for DNS requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.
GHSA
GHSA-vwcj-mf69-7rfw: resolv
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-02·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2008-3905 [MEDIUM] CWE-287 GHSA-vwcj-mf69-7rfw: resolv
resolv.rb in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p72, and 1.9 r18423 and earlier uses sequential transaction IDs and constant source ports for DNS requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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2008-09-04
Published