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Medium
CVE-2008-3905
resolv.rb in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/9
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31430
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31699
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html
- http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ruby/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32219
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32948
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10034
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32255
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45935
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32371
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32165
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33178
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2334
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.371754
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32256
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/3
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.6, 1.6.8, 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.6, 1.8.7
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 4th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.