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CVE-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 source ports for DNS requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.

Published

2008-09-04T17:41:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-287
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ruby-lang ruby ≤ 1.8.5 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby ≤ 1.8.6 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby ≤ 1.8.7 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby ≤ 1.9 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.6 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.6.8 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.0 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.1 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.2 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.3 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.4 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.6 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.6 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.6 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.6 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.6 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.6 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.6 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.6 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.6 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 Yes
Application ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7 Yes
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