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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…
Medium5.8EPSS 2.4%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (24)
- [oss-security] 20080904 Re: CVE Request (ruby -- DNS spoofing vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 31430 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-651-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 31699 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-1652 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-8736 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-1651 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0897 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ruby/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32219 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32948 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10034 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 32255 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ruby-resolv-dns-spoofing(45935) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 32371 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32165 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200812-17 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 33178 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2334 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- SSA:2008-334-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-8738 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 32256 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080903 CVE Request (ruby -- DNS spoofing vulnerability in resolv.rb) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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