CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-3905

Improper Authentication

Published: Sep 04, 2008 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

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.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Ruby Ruby-lang * 1.8.5 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang * 1.8.6 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang * 1.8.7 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang * 1.9 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.6 (including) 1.6 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.6.8 (including) 1.6.8 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.0 (including) 1.8.0 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.1 (including) 1.8.1 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.2 (including) 1.8.2 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.3 (including) 1.8.3 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.4 (including) 1.8.4 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.6 (including) 1.8.6 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.6-p110 (including) 1.8.6-p110 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.6-p111 (including) 1.8.6-p111 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.6-p114 (including) 1.8.6-p114 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.6-p230 (including) 1.8.6-p230 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.6-p36 (including) 1.8.6-p36 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.6-preview1 (including) 1.8.6-preview1 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.6-preview2 (including) 1.8.6-preview2 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.6-preview3 (including) 1.8.6-preview3 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.7 (including) 1.8.7 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.7-p17 (including) 1.8.7-p17 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.7-p22 (including) 1.8.7-p22 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.7-preview1 (including) 1.8.7-preview1 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.7-preview2 (including) 1.8.7-preview2 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.7-preview3 (including) 1.8.7-preview3 (including)
Ruby Ruby-lang 1.8.7-preview4 (including) 1.8.7-preview4 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 RedHat ruby-0:1.6.8-13.el3 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 RedHat ruby-0:1.8.1-7.el4_7.1 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 RedHat ruby-0:1.8.5-5.el5_2.5 *
Ruby1.8 Ubuntu dapper *
Ruby1.8 Ubuntu feisty *
Ruby1.8 Ubuntu gutsy *
Ruby1.8 Ubuntu hardy *
Ruby1.8 Ubuntu upstream *
Ruby1.9 Ubuntu dapper *
Ruby1.9 Ubuntu feisty *
Ruby1.9 Ubuntu gutsy *
Ruby1.9 Ubuntu hardy *
Ruby1.9 Ubuntu intrepid *
Ruby1.9 Ubuntu jaunty *
Ruby1.9 Ubuntu karmic *
Ruby1.9 Ubuntu lucid *
Ruby1.9 Ubuntu upstream *

Potential Mitigations

References