CVEvulnerability

CVE-2008-3905

5.8 MEDIUM Published 2008-09-04 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2008-09-04
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-287

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.

Affected configurations

• 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 1.6 • ruby-lang ruby 1.6.8 • ruby-lang ruby 1.8.0 • ruby-lang ruby 1.8.1 • ruby-lang ruby 1.8.2 • ruby-lang ruby 1.8.3 • ruby-lang ruby 1.8.4 • ruby-lang ruby 1.8.6 • ruby-lang ruby 1.8.7

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness

References