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CVE-2008-3905

Improper Authentication

Published: Sep 04, 2008 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
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
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3905
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

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

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
RubyRuby-lang*1.8.5 (including)
RubyRuby-lang*1.8.6 (including)
RubyRuby-lang*1.8.7 (including)
RubyRuby-lang*1.9 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.6 (including)1.6 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.6.8 (including)1.6.8 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.0 (including)1.8.0 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.1 (including)1.8.1 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.2 (including)1.8.2 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.3 (including)1.8.3 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.4 (including)1.8.4 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.6 (including)1.8.6 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.6-p110 (including)1.8.6-p110 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.6-p111 (including)1.8.6-p111 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.6-p114 (including)1.8.6-p114 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.6-p230 (including)1.8.6-p230 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.6-p36 (including)1.8.6-p36 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.6-preview1 (including)1.8.6-preview1 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.6-preview2 (including)1.8.6-preview2 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.6-preview3 (including)1.8.6-preview3 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.7 (including)1.8.7 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.7-p17 (including)1.8.7-p17 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.7-p22 (including)1.8.7-p22 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.7-preview1 (including)1.8.7-preview1 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.7-preview2 (including)1.8.7-preview2 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.7-preview3 (including)1.8.7-preview3 (including)
RubyRuby-lang1.8.7-preview4 (including)1.8.7-preview4 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatruby-0:1.6.8-13.el3*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatruby-0:1.8.1-7.el4_7.1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatruby-0:1.8.5-5.el5_2.5*
Ruby1.8Ubuntudapper*
Ruby1.8Ubuntufeisty*
Ruby1.8Ubuntugutsy*
Ruby1.8Ubuntuhardy*
Ruby1.8Ubuntuupstream*
Ruby1.9Ubuntudapper*
Ruby1.9Ubuntufeisty*
Ruby1.9Ubuntugutsy*
Ruby1.9Ubuntuhardy*
Ruby1.9Ubuntuintrepid*
Ruby1.9Ubuntujaunty*
Ruby1.9Ubuntukarmic*
Ruby1.9Ubuntulucid*
Ruby1.9Ubuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

References

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