CVE-2008-3905

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.39% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/9 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/31430 third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31699 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html vendor advisory
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ruby/ patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/32219 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32948 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10034 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/32255 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45935 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32165 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33178 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2334 vdb entry
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.371754 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32256 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/3 mailing list exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3905?
CVE-2008-3905 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3905?
To fix CVE-2008-3905, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3905 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3905 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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